UNHCR urges end to Sudan conflict 100 days on, amid growing displacement
GENEVA – As the Sudan conflict enters its 100th day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the fighting, amid serious concerns about the rapidly escalating numbers of displaced people fleeing in search of safety. More than 740,000...
After 28 refugee deaths in Khartoum, UNHCR urges Sudan’s warring parties to allow safe passage for civilians
GENEVA — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by continued reports of civilians in Sudan, including both internally displaced populations and refugees caught up in the ongoing conflict, becoming indiscriminate casualties of the...
UNHCR highlights difficulties in aid delivery amid escalating conflict in Sudan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR: Global refugee resettlement needs grow in 2024
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has anticipated a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for next year. According to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2024 released today, over 2.4 million refugees will be...
YouTube and UNHCR launch short film series to mark World Refugee Day
Refugees in Jordan, Germany, and Uganda collaborate with top YouTube Creators to bring their powerful stories to millions around the world.
High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi’s message on World Refugee Day
On World Refugee Day, we honour the courage and hopes of the millions of people forced to flee war, violence, and persecution. This year I’m marking the occasion in Kenya, meeting refugees brimming with strength and ambition despite escaping...
As humanitarian needs skyrocket in Sudan and the region, UN-backed event raises nearly US$1.5 billion
As the conflict in Sudan fuels a humanitarian catastrophe in the country and a refugee crisis beyond its borders, donors at a United Nations-backed event today announced nearly US$1.5 billion to fund life-saving relief efforts in Sudan and the...
UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new record in 2022
The full-scale war in Ukraine, alongside conflict elsewhere and climate-driven upheaval meant more people than ever remained uprooted from their homes last year, heightening the urgency for immediate, collective action to alleviate the causes and...
In Egypt, refugees tell UNHCR’s Grandi ‘terrible stories’ of conflict in Sudan
After meeting refugees who escaped the violence, UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for borders to remain open and greater international assistance for those fleeing and their hosts.