UNHCR commemorates World Refugee Day with partners in Thailand with “10th Refugee Film Festival”, the first movie night by the iconic Chaophraya River
Conflict and persecution have forced more than an estimated 80 million people around the world to flee their homes. COVID-19 has put a strain on health care, schools and our communities. Refugees and displaced people often struggle to find doctors to care for them...
UNHCR congratulates the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, celebrates today’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team. After years of training, 29 refugee athletes will head to Tokyo in July to participate at this summer’s games. They will...
Nearly 6,000 people flee brutal attacks on displacement sites in eastern DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR rushing to help displaced after volcano eruption in DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UEFA and UNHCR partner to support refugees
UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have this week signed a Cooperation Protocol to support refugee access to sport and enhance social inclusion. The Protocol commits the two organisations to establish long-term...
UNHCR’s Grandi and Pope Francis share a vision of global response to displacement based on solidarity and care
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised Pope Francis’ holistic approach to global displacement and the needs of the most vulnerable, including those forced to flee their homes, as expressed in the encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti, during a...
This Ramadan, UNHCR calls for solidarity with those hit hardest by the global pandemic
As the Islamic world prepares to welcome the holy month of Ramadan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urges greater support for millions of refugees and internally displaced people hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. People forced to flee their homes must be included on...
UNHCR welcomes further efforts to strengthen healthcare for stateless students
In a development welcomed by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, thousands more previously undocumented stateless students across Thailand will have the opportunity to access health services through the country’s national healthcare system, including disease prevention,...
UNHCR extends collaboration and protection for refugees on its fourth Ramadan campaign in partnership with the Sheikhul Islam Office and Thai Muslim Trade Association
Forced displacement is now affecting more than one percent of humanity. 79.5 million people have been forced to flee from persecution to find safety. With fewer and fewer countries of origin such as Syria, Yemen, Iraq, able to make peace, many Muslims, including...