News comment: UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for global support as more people flee to Uganda
This statement is attributable to Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on an official visit to Uganda. AMPALA – Uganda, home to the largest number of refugees in Africa, remains an example of how the inclusion of refugees into public services...
Theo James visits Mauritania to spotlight refugees’ climate challenges ahead of COP29
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Theo James has returned from Mauritania, where he met with refugees facing the harrowing challenges of displacement. During his visit, James learned about the devastating impact of the climate crisis and the inspiring initiatives being put...
Coldplay, next band to feature on front of Barça jersey in association with Spotify
Sharing an announcement of an initiative on behalf of FC Barcelona and FC Barcelona Foundation that will benefit UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency A new men’s football Clásico is coming up very soon on 26 October, and as has become tradition of late with partner Spotify,...
UNHCR: New Global Alliance launched to consign statelessness to history
Turkmenistan becomes the latest country to announce it has resolved statelessness inside its borders GENEVA – More than 100 States, civil society organizations, stateless-led entities, academics and others have united to form a new Global Alliance to End...
UNHCR: Decade of action against statelessness brings big gains but further action needed
GENEVA – More than half a million people around the world who were living in the shadows, deprived of their right to nationality, have now acquired citizenship since the inception a decade ago of the #IBelong campaign, according to a new report on statelessness...
Five trailblazing women win UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Awards for their life-changing work
GENEVA – Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and an advocate for ending statelessness – will be honoured as winners of the 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. This year’s global...
In Syria, UNHCR’s Grandi calls for greater support to those fleeing escalating conflict in Lebanon
DAMASCUS – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded an urgent visit to Syria on Tuesday to mobilize support for 250,000 people who have fled the airstrikes in Lebanon and crossed into Syria. Grandi visited the border crossing at Jdeidet...
UNHCR’s Grandi appeals for urgent humanitarian support and an end to the bloodshed in Lebanon
BEIRUT – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on Sunday for greater international support to stem the humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Lebanon. Two weeks of deadly Israeli airstrikes have killed hundreds and forced over a million...