In Bangladesh, UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner calls for urgent support for Rohingya refugees
DHAKA – Wrapping up a four-day visit to Bangladesh today, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly T. Clements, recognized the country for hosting one million Rohingya refugees for nearly six years, calling for livelihood and self-reliance initiatives to be...
UNHCR calls for urgent support for 6.2 million people forcibly displaced by conflict in DR Congo
GENEVA – The humanitarian situation in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached devastating levels as cyclical violence perpetrated by armed groups and subsequent displacement continues to impact millions of vulnerable...
UNHCR increasingly concerned about safety of refugees caught up in Sudan conflict
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly concerned about the safety and wellbeing of refugees who have been caught up in the conflict in Sudan, alongside other civilians, as humanitarian access remains limited, and reports of human rights abuses rise. We...
UNHCR’s Grandi appeals for support for Egypt as it hosts refugees fleeing Sudan
CAIRO – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a three-day visit to Egypt with an urgent call for support for people fleeing Sudan – and the countries hosting them – and for the borders to remain open to those escaping the conflict. More than...
Ground-breaking law means every child in Kyrgyzstan will have right to a birth certificate
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today welcomes a new law in Kyrgyzstan, coming into effect on 24 June, to ensure that all children born in the country will be registered at birth, regardless of whether their parents are undocumented or stateless. The move is...
UNHCR warns of human suffering due to Malawi’s ‘back to camp’ refugee policy
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned about the recent arrest and detention of 377 refugees, including 117 children, on 17 May, and their subsequent forced relocation to the Dzaleka refugee camp by the Malawi authorities. The arrests and...
Over 1 million people internally displaced in Somalia in record time
A toxic mix of conflict, severe drought and devastating floods has forced more than 1 million people in Somalia to flee their homes in around 130 days – a record rate of displacement for the country. The figures recorded by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the...
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees urges increased support for Latin America
PANAMA CITY – UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements today appealed urgently for more support for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, which host most of the 20 million forcibly displaced people in the Americas. “While the increase in the...