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A mother from Kyiv finds safety in Poland after days on the road
27 Feb 2022After 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.
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Statement on the situation in Ukraine attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
24 Feb 2022We are gravely concerned about the fast-deteriorating situation and ongoing military action in Ukraine. The humanitarian consequences on civilian populations will be devastating. There are no winners in war, but countless lives will be torn apart. We have already seen reports of casualties and people starting to flee their homes […]
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UNHCR, States, partners meet today to assess Global Refugee Forum’s progress
14 Dec 2021High Level Officials Meeting takes place 14–15 December
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UNHCR and UNICEF join efforts with local government to address statelessness in Tawi-Tawi
12 Dec 2021Some 287 Sama Bajaus, of whom 128 are children, finally received their birth certificates today during a handover ceremony spearheaded by the Bongao local government, supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The Sama Bajaus form one of the State-identified […]
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Governments pledge over USD 1 billion to support UN Refugee Agency’s work for 2022
7 Dec 2021Donor governments pledged a record USD 1.054 billion today to support UNHCR’s work in 2022, enabling it to continue lifesaving programs worldwide for millions of people who have been forced to flee. A further USD 808 million has been pledged for UNHCR’s programmes in 2023 and beyond. “I am grateful […]
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Providing sustainable solutions to the most vulnerable communities affected by conflict and the climate crisis
2 Dec 2021Fifty-two families in Sitio Salaysayon were recently given solar lamps and rainwater collectors. Your committed support makes it possible for UNHCR to help the most vulnerable forcibly displaced communities in mitigating the effects of climate change. Sitio Salaysayon is a far-flung mountain community in Barangay Jaguimitan, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte […]
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UNHCR urges support to address worsening gender-based violence impact on displaced women and girls
25 Nov 2021The following statement is attributable to UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. 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 of the Congo, and […]
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Climate change is an emergency for everyone, everywhere
13 Nov 2021A devastating convergence of conflict and climate change is driving displacement and making life even more precarious for those forced to flee.
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UNHCR: Conflict, violence, climate change drove displacement higher in first half of 2021
11 Nov 2021The 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 Agency. The report, for January-June 2021, showed an increase from 82.4 […]
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COP26: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Emtithal Mahmoud calls for urgent global action in new poem highlighting impact of climate change on humankind
8 Nov 2021World champion poet Emtithal Mahmoud performs and releases new poem at COP26 to highlight how the climate crisis is a human crisis, particularly for refugees and those displaced. Emotive poem highlighting discussions with refugees living on the front lines of the climate crisis in Bangladesh, Cameroon, and Jordan. Released today, a video version […]