Newly displaced in Syria in urgent need of protection, shelter
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR calls for decisive action to end alarming conditions on Aegean islands
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
More resettlement needed as only 4.5 per cent of global resettlement needs met in 2019
Out of 1.4 million refugees estimated to be in urgent need of resettlement worldwide, only 63,696 were resettled through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, last year. While the number of refugees resettled in 2019 increased modestly by 14 per cent when compared to the previous year, in which 55,680 people […]
UNHCR to suspend operations at GDF in Tripoli amid safety concerns
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today, Thursday, 30 January, that it is suspending its operational work at the Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF), fearing for the safety and protection of people at the facility, its staff and partners amid worsening conflict in Tripoli, Libya. “Unfortunately UNHCR was left with […]
UN Human Rights Committee decision on climate change is a wake-up call, according to UNHCR
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of 31-year-old Syrian mother
UNHCR is deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of the 31-year-old Syrian mother after she was stabbed at her place of residence in the presence of her children. While the suspect, her estranged husband, is being sought and her children are placed under state custody, UNHCR calls the competent […]