UN Refugee Agency warns of increasing violence and human rights violations at European borders
This statement is attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
UN and Partners Launch Plans to Help 28 Million People in Acute Need in Afghanistan and the Region
Geneva – The United Nations and non-governmental organizations will today launch joint response plans aiming to deliver vital humanitarian relief to 22 million people in Afghanistan and support 5.7 million displaced Afghans and local communities in five neighbouring...
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...
UNHCR, States, partners meet today to assess Global Refugee Forum’s progress
High Level Officials Meeting takes place 14–15 December
IKEA Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation invest in better data to boost protection and wellbeing of refugees
The World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement (JDC) today announced new partnerships—with IKEA Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation—to understand the challenges of the forcibly displaced and their hosts so that the private sector, governments,...
Congolese family sets sights on a fresh start in Norway
The Kamaris* are looking towards a new life, thanks to resettlement – one of the durable solutions that affords refugees a chance to rebuild, after the trauma of conflict.
UNHCR and Ericsson sign global partnership agreement
The partnership will ensure faster and more efficient connectivity to people, who have been forced to flee their homes – and already, equipment is on its way to help displaced Venezuelans in Colombia.
UNHCR urges support to address worsening gender-based violence impact on displaced women and girls
One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence. Today, given the prolonged human rights and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we know this situation has only worsened. From Afghanistan, Colombia, to the Democratic Republic...
UNHCR: Conflict, violence, climate change drove displacement higher in first half of 2021
The trend in rising forced displacement continued into 2021 – with global numbers now exceeding 84 million – as more people fled violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, according to the Mid-Year Trends report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee...