UN humanitarian leaders highlight urgent need to sustain support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Joint UNHCR/IOM/OCHA Press Release At the end of a joint visit to Bangladesh, three top United Nations officials – the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, Director General of the International...
Unique project in Cox’s Bazar puts Bangladeshi and refugee women first
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell –to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A new training project in southeast Bangladesh to promote self-reliance among women in...Amid Libya clashes, UNHCR relocates detained refugees to safety
In light of current insecurity in Libya’s capital, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today relocated more than 150 refugees from the Ain Zara detention centre in south Tripoli to UNHCR’s Gathering and Departure Facility in a nearby safe zone. The Ain Zara detention centre...
First UNHCR relief flight lands in Mozambique
A plane carrying relief items from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency landed early Wednesday morning in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo (0100 hours local time) to support people affected by the Cyclone Idai. The airlift is one of the three flights meant to bring relief to some...UNHCR’s Grandi expresses shock following massacre of innocent worshipers in New Zealand
“It is with great sadness that I have heard the news of the horrific attacks against two mosques which took place today in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which 49 people are believed to have been killed. I offer my sincerest condolences to the families and friends of...
UNHCR mourns the deaths of three colleagues killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is mourning today the tragic loss of three colleagues killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash in Ethiopia yesterday morning (10 March). UNHCR’s own Nadia Ali, Jessica Hyba and Jackson Musoni were among the passengers on board the...
High Commissioner for Refugees visits Syria, assesses humanitarian needs
On his fourth visit to Syria as High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi assessed the massive humanitarian needs facing the population here. After eight years of war, he observed that the magnitude of the humanitarian problem is staggering, exacerbated by the...
UNHCR to speak at Munk School event on displacement in Northern Central America
UNHCR Canada is participating in a panel at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy to discuss forced migration in Central America, the causes of “caravans” and Canada’s response to the regional crisis. The event will be held on Tuesday,...