UNHCR condemns deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly condemns the latest attack by armed groups that...
Refugee athletes aiming to succeed and inspire in Tokyo
The Refugee Olympic Team features athletes who have overcome persecution and conflict and trained for years for the chance to compete at the highest level. By UNHCR Staff A badminton player from Syria, a road cyclist from Afghanistan and a long-distance runner from...
Mexico: relocations for refugee integration top 10,000 mark
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. An innovative integration program led by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has helped more...
Iran policy change gives refugees access to banking services
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s...
UNHCR congratulates the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, celebrates today’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team. After years of training, 29 refugee athletes will head to Tokyo in July to participate at this summer’s games. They will...
‘I felt like I was being reborn’
After growing up stateless, Yutthachai Jaju is now helping to end statelessness in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province. By Yutthachai Jaju in Chiang Rai, Thailand As of December 2020, there were over 480,000 stateless people registered with the Thai government....
More concerted action needed to better protect LGBTIQ+ people forced from home
A landmark international conference opened today to address the urgent need to better protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people around the world who have fled violence or persecution and are seeking refuge inside their own...
Venezuelan boxer sees Olympic hopes rekindled
The IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship has given a young boxer the support he needs to train in hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics – something that just months ago looked all but impossible. By Carla Bridglal in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Eldric Sella...