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UNHCR celebrates historic Olympics with largest refugee team and first medal
As the 2024 Paris Olympic Games come to a close, UNHCR paid tribute to the Refugee Olympic Team for the historic achievements of the past two weeks.
Sudan: Rainy season ushers in severe floods, worsens plight for thousands displaced by war
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR hosts deliberations on new Protocol to secure the right to nationality and end statelessness in Africa
UNHCR together with subject matter experts Mr. Ibrahima Kane and Dr. Bronwen Manby, hosted a continental meeting to discuss next steps towards the ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Specific Aspects of the right to a Nationality.
News comment: UNHCR urges action as famine is declared in Sudan
This statement is attributed to Mamadou Dian Balde, Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Sudan situation and UNHCR’s Regional Director for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region
At Paris Olympics opening, UNHCR’s Grandi hails refugee athletes as a beacon of hope and peace
PARIS – At the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the UNHCR High Commissioner, Filippo Grandi, urged the world to follow the example of the refugee teams that are competing, as they promote peaceful co-existence and mutual respect.
UN Refugee Agency marks 73 years of the Refugee Convention, urging universal accession
This Sunday, 28 July, marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the cornerstone of refugee protection which has saved and protected the lives of millions of people around the world fleeing war, violence, persecution and human rights violations.
Olympic Laurel for United Nations High Commissioner Filippo Grandi
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, will become the third recipient of the Olympic Laurel. This was announced today by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during the 142nd IOC Session in Paris.
Flood-hit communities in Afghanistan need urgent humanitarian support
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is supporting humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan after Monday’s rainstorms and heavy flooding in the country’s Central and Eastern regions left at least 40 people dead, more than 340 injured and many more displaced.
In Ukraine, UNHCR’s Grandi urges support ahead of harsh winter challenges
KYIV – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged the international community to further scale up vital support ahead of the third winter since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion.
New UNHCR household survey unveils alarming suffering for refugees and hosts in South Sudan
GENEVA – A pilot socioeconomic survey carried out by UNHCR warns that the ongoing conflict in Sudan is exacerbating the already severe humanitarian crisis in South Sudan for refugees and the communities hosting them.
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