UNHCR’s Salih calls for greater investment in protection and solutions in the Central Sahel
BAMAKO/OUAGADOUGOU – Concluding a visit to Mali and Burkina Faso, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih urged greater investment in life-saving protection and lasting solutions for forcibly displaced people and the communities hosting them across the Central...
Yemen: Escalating conflict drives new displacement and refugee arrivals in Djibouti
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that rapidly escalating hostilities along Yemen’s western coast have displaced more than 100,000 people inside the country and forced thousands more to seek safety across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Djibouti. The...
Refugees in South Sudan face extreme hunger as funds run out
Joint UNHCR/World Food Programme (WFP) press release JUBA – More than 650,000 refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan risk losing further access to lifesaving food, nutrition and other assistance due to critical funding shortfalls, leaving families who fled war and...
UNHCR’s Salih urges global solidarity as Syria reaches pivotal moment for return and recovery
DAMASCUS – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih today called on the international community to rapidly scale up support to Syrians, saying the country stands at a critical juncture as growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced people...
To mark 75 years of the Refugee Convention, 75 global voices unite with UNHCR to launch ‘The Promise’
The Promise is a public statement of solidarity, bringing together prominent figures from across society to reaffirm support for refugees and the right to seek safety. Launched on 28 July, as the Refugee Convention marks its 75th anniversary, it aims to build a...
Former refugee Wenyen Gabriel becomes first professional basketball player to be appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of the South Sudanese Olympian and professional basketball player Wenyen Gabriel as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. Gabriel is the first basketball player to serve as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador....
IOM and UNHCR deeply concerned by reports of maritime incidents off Myanmar coast; over 500 feared dead
Joint Statement GENEVA / BANGKOK — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are deeply concerned by reports that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days. According to...
Public support for refugees remains stable after 75 years of Convention protection
UNHCR-Ipsos joint press release New Ipsos survey with UNHCR finds support for refugees resilient despite growing global uncertainties. Many question how refugee protection works in practice. Views diverge across countries and generations. GENEVA – Public support for...