News comment: UNHCR’s Grandi fears UK legislation will dramatically weaken refugee protection
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi Today, the UK Parliament approved new legislation on nationality, asylum and immigration – the Nationality and Borders Bill. The bill will become law once it receives Royal Assent. UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
UNHCR and partners call for urgent support for refugees from Ukraine and their hosts
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In response to the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and...
UNHCR, IOM: Shipwreck tragedy off the Lebanese coast underscores need for continuing support to Lebanon
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply saddened by the latest tragic incident at sea in which a boat reportedly carrying 84 people capsized off the coast of Tripoli, Lebanon, yesterday. Forty-five people have...
UNHCR partners with Hot Docs to share stories of forced displacement and migration from across the globe
Ottawa, Canada — The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is thrilled to partner with Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival this year to support refugee and migrant voices from around the world. Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, is a...
UN Refugee Agency opposes UK plan to export asylum
Following public announcements made today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, expressed strong opposition and concerns about the United Kingdom’s plan to export its asylum obligations and urged the UK to refrain from transferring asylum seekers and refugees to Rwanda for...
Refugee family makes $1 million gift to UNHCR as they commemorate their 50 years in Canada
Nanji Family Foundation commemorates 50th anniversary of South Asian exile from Uganda by providing over 50 young refugees with tertiary scholarships through UNHCR’s Aiming Higher campaign. TORONTO – The Nanji Family Foundation is granting funds to UNHCR, the UN...
Spiraling costs, surging conflict, and soaring climate disasters create a desperate future for millions of refugees across Eastern Africa
WFP and UNHCR Joint News Release NAIROBI – Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle due to humanitarian resources being stretched to the limit as the world grapples with a toxic cocktail of conflict,...
Statement on risks of trafficking and exploitation facing refugees from Ukraine
The following statement is attributed to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection The Ukrainian refugee crisis is a protection crisis for women and children – they account for 90 per cent of all those fleeing from Ukraine across the...