UNHCR calls for urgent support in Lebanon as humanitarian catastrophe looms
This is a summary of what was said by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Nearly a month into a rapidly escalating conflict, Lebanon is...
Urgent support needed as 33,000 Congolese refugees return home from Burundi in a month
This is a summary of what was said by Ali Mahamat, UNHCR Head of Sub-Office in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GOMA – More than 33,000 Congolese refugees...
UNHCR: Up to 3.2 million Iranians temporarily displaced in Iran as conflict intensifies
The following news comment can be attributed to Ayaki Ito, UNHCR Director of Emergency and Programme Support and Cross-Regional Refugee Response Coordinator for the Middle East Emergency. GENEVA – Between 600,000 and 1 million Iranian households are now temporarily...
UNHCR warns regional conflicts could drive increased returns to Afghanistan
This is a summary of what was said by Arafat Jamal, UNHCR Representative in Afghanistan – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. ISLAM QALA (HERAT) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today warned that the...
UNHCR: almost 700,000 displaced in a week across Lebanon as crisis deepens
This is a summary of what was said by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. BEIRUT – It has been just over a week since the new escalation in...
UNHCR welcomes Supreme Court ruling upholding women’s rights and access to childcare
OTTAWA — Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued a pivotal ruling that excluding asylum-seekers from subsidized childcare is a form of discrimination against women. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes this decision. The ruling...
UNHCR responds to rising displacement in Middle East emergency
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Director of Emergency and Programme Support and Cross-Regional Refugee Response Coordinator for the Middle East Emergency, Ayaki Ito – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des...
UNHCR: Over 330,000 displaced by recent hostilities in Middle East and beyond
The following news comment can be attributed to Matthew Saltmarsh, UNHCR global spokesperson. GENEVA – Intensifying hostilities across the Middle East have triggered significant population movement, while clashes along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan have...