UN and Partners Launch Plans to Help 28 Million People in Acute Need in Afghanistan and the Region
Ottawa, CANADA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Canada is appealing to the generosity of Canadians and the government for financial support to help 28 million people in acute need in Afghanistan and the region. “Today, Afghanistan is facing a perfect storm of...
UNHCR issues recommendations to the 2022 French and Czech Presidencies of the Council of the EU
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), and the Czech Republic which will assume the Presidency in July, to prioritise the better protection of refugees in Europe and globally. While many EU...
News Comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on attack that hit Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray
I am deeply saddened to learn that three Eritrean refugees, two of them children, were killed yesterday, in an airstrike that hit the Mai Aini refugee camp in northern Ethiopia. My thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of those lost in this attack....
Pakistan concludes ‘drive’ to issue smartcards to registered Afghan refugees
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the Government of Pakistan for its country-wide...
UNHCR regrets loss of life in the Aegean Sea, with at least 31 dead and more missing
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply distressed by the recent tragic death toll in Greece’s Aegean Sea. At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks between 21 and 24 December, while an unknown number are still missing. More than 160 people were...
Amid surge in arrivals from Venezuela, UNHCR steps up response in the north of Chile
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is stepping up its presence and the delivery of assistance in Chile’s northern border, to respond to the critical needs of a growing number of Venezuelans arriving by foot in the South American country. Since November 2021, according to...
Scale up support to Iran to safeguard fleeing Afghans, says UNHCR’s Grandi
At the end of a three-day visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to scale up its support to the Government and people of Iran, who are receiving Afghans fleeing a deteriorating...
Thousands of DR Congo refugees in Zambia opt to head home
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...