UNHCR calls on Myanmar’s neighbours to protect people fleeing violence
This news comment is attributable to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
Bangladeshi authorities, aid agencies and refugee volunteers rush to respond as massive fire leaves some 45,000 Rohingya refugees without shelter
This is a summary of what was said by Johannes van der Klaauw, UNHCR Representative in Dhaka, Bangladesh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
A decade of death, destruction and displacement must not sap our solidarity with Syrians
Statement attributable to Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR appeals for immediate rescue of Rohingya refugees in distress on the Andaman Sea
This news comment is attributable Indrika Ratwatte, Director of the UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific.
Fire incident at Mae La temporary shelter
Fire incident at Mae La temporary shelter The fire erupted in Mae La temporary shelter (refugee camp) in Tak province in the evening of 09 February 2021. UNHCR was informed that 79 houses had burned down or sustained damage due to the fire, affecting a total of 425...
UNHCR welcomes Iceland’s decision to join global efforts to end statelessness
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Iceland’s accession to the United Nations Statelessness Conventions, key international treaties to counter statelessness. “We welcome Iceland’s accession, which brings the world one step closer towards ending statelessness,” said...
Refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Jordan
Jordan has become one of the world’s first countries to start COVID-19 vaccinations for refugees, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today. Raia Alkabasi, an Iraqi refugee living in the northern city of Irbid, was the first UNHCR-registered refugee in the country...
UNHCR relocates first Ethiopian refugees to a new site in Sudan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR welcomes Turkmenistan’s decision to grant citizenship to 2,580 stateless people
In a significant step to end statelessness on its territory, Turkmenistan has granted citizenship to 2,580 people, following issuance of a Presidential Decree on the subject this month. Sixty per cent of those intended to benefit from the Decree are stateless women,...