High Commissioner’s message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Statement by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and as we face unprecedented numbers of people uprooted from home, we must remember that it is not only conflict that forces people to...
AU, EU and UN push for urgent action to address the pressing needs of migrants and refugees in Libya
Joint Press Release BRUSSELS – The AU–EU–UN Tripartite Taskforce on the Situation of Migrants and Refugees in Libya has called on the international community and Libyan authorities to work together to improve the plight of migrants and refugees in Libya. At a meeting...
UNHCR statement on Bangladesh, Myanmar bilateral pilot project on Rohingya returns
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is aware of the visit of a Myanmar delegation to Bangladesh to meet with a group of refugees on a bilateral pilot project between the two countries on possible returns. UNHCR is not involved in these discussions. UNHCR’s position on...
Venezuelan refugees, migrants, and their hosts need help to chart a brighter future
Joint statement by UNHCR and IOM UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged today increased international support for refugees and migrants from Venezuela and the communities in Latin America and the Caribbean that host...
Visiting earthquake-ravaged areas of Türkiye and Syria, UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support for survivors trying to rebuild
Istanbul, Türkiye — UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a five-day visit to earthquake-devastated areas of Syria and Türkiye, visiting survivors and affected people, as well as humanitarian staff on the ground providing urgent support to...
UNHCR, IOM welcome Spain’s expedited resettlement of Syrian refugees from Türkiye in earthquake aftermath
In an expedited refugee resettlement departure following the devastating earthquakes which struck Türkiye and Syria last month, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today welcomed a group of 89 Syrian refugees at...
UNHCR’s Innovation Fund awards projects designed by refugees for refugees
GENEVA – A new Refugee-led Innovation Fund from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has awarded 17 organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve the lives of displaced people and host communities. From an initiative equipping stateless people in Italy with the...
UNHCR: Funding gap of US$295m in Yemen jeopardizes life-saving humanitarian aid
SANA’A – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for further efforts and resources to address the acute and growing humanitarian needs inside Yemen, nine years since the war began. Yemen is facing a protracted displacement and protection crisis where millions –...