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
Funding from Sweden ensures life-saving aid as violence surge in Ethiopia
Sweden’s unearmarked funding helps UNHCR to quickly respond to urgent shelter needs for refugees, who have been displaced by the continued fighting in Ethiopia.
UNHCR and TEDxStockholm launch Refugee Speakers Programme
UNHCR and TEDxStockholm launch Refugee Speakers Programme to help amplify refugee voices and give nuance to the narrative of persons with refugee background.
Through computerisation, UNHCR helps increase access to health services along the contact line in eastern Ukraine
Thanks to funding from Estonia, UNHCR delivers laptops to health centres.
UNHCR receives clothing donation from H&M for people forced to flee
In close collaboration with fashion retailer H&M, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is delivering clothes to more than 250,000 displaced people in Iraq.
Iraqi family finds refuge and new beginnings in Iceland
Refugees are helped to settle and rebuild their lives with a new hands-on integration approach in the Icelandic municipality of Reykjanesbær.
Danish emergency aid to UNHCR helps provide shelter to vulnerable people in DR Congo
As natural disasters exacerbate forced displacement, emergency support from Denmark allows UNHCR to provide shelter to vulnerable people in DR Congo.
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...