UN High Commissioner for Refugees visited Norway
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited Oslo on 8 March 2022.
News Comment: UNHCR’s Grandi praises Europe’s welcome for Refugees fleeing Ukraine
Statement attributed to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi
Sweden’s support provides a lifeline to people fleeing and displaced in Ukraine
More than 2 million people have now fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries. Inside Ukraine, UNHCR estimates that around 1.8 million people have been displaced to date. The humanitarian needs are enormous and rapidly increasing. UNHCR is strengthening the response, in...
Covid-19 and climate crisis worsen inequalities for displaced women and girls
Statement attributed to the UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs
Statement: Unaccompanied and separated children fleeing escalating conflict in Ukraine must be protected
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
Danish companies stepping up: Large donation of blankets will provide warmth to families fleeing Ukraine
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is rapidly deteriorating. In just seven days, more than one million people have fled the country. Most of them are women and children. Moreover, at least one million people have become displaced in their own country. UNHCR, the UN...
News Comment: UNHCR welcomes EU decision to offer Temporary Protection to Refugees fleeing Ukraine
This news comment is attributable to Pascale Moreau, Director of the Bureau for Europe, UNHCR
News Comment: 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week
This Statement is attributed to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
A mother from Kyiv finds safety in Poland after days on the road
After a gruelling three-day car journey, Olga and her children are among hundreds of thousands who have fled Ukraine to find safety in neighbouring countries in recent days.
UNHCR mobilizing to aid forcibly displaced in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Statement: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi gravely concerned at Ukraine situation
This statement is attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
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