UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie arrives in Yemen to meet those affected by conflict
UNHCR Special Envoy, Angelina Jolie arrives in Yemen today on a visit to help draw attention to the catastrophic consequences of the seven-year conflict on the people of Yemen. She will be visiting Yemeni families, including displaced families and refugees, to hear...
UNHCR seeks US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by the northern Ethiopia conflict
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving...
UNHCR welcomes EU decision to offer Temporary Protection to Refugees fleeing Ukraine
This news comment is attributable to Pascale Moreau, Director of the Bureau for Europe, UNHCR Chisinau, Moldova – Yesterday’s unprecedented decision by the European Union (EU) to offer Temporary Protection to Refugees fleeing Ukraine will provide immediate protection...
UNHCR Canada’s statement on Canada’s contribution to the Ukraine Flash Appeal
In response to the announcement today by Minister Harjit Sajjan that Canada is pledging $100 million CAD to the UN emergency appeal for Ukraine, UN Refugee Agency Representative in Canada, Rema Jamous Imseis, said: “We thank Canada for its generous contribution of...
1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week
This statement is attributed to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi In just seven days, one million people have fled Ukraine, uprooted by this senseless war. I have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years, and rarely have I seen an exodus as...
UNHCR mobilizing to aid forcibly displaced in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
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. Around 660,000 refugees have now fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries in the past...
UN seeks US$1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched coordinated emergency appeals for a combined US$1.7 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian support to people in Ukraine and refugees in neighbouring countries. The escalation of conflict has triggered an...
High Commissioner’s Statement to the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine
By Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mr President, Greetings from Geneva. Today and in recent days, you have heard that the United Nations humanitarian organizations, together with their NGO partners, have remained in Ukraine. Let me start...