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UNHCR launches fund to shield refugees and other displaced people from climate shocks
UNHCR launched the UNHCR Climate Resilience Fund, seeking to boost the protection of refugees and displaced communities who are most threatened by climate change.
UNHCR wins prestigious Webby Award for YouTube series challenging perceptions about refugees
We Were Here, a three-part video series produced in partnership by UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and YouTube to challenge perceptions about refugees, has won the people’s choice award in the documentary category of the Webby Awards.
UK-Rwanda asylum law: UN leaders warn of harmful consequences
Following the passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” Bill by the UK Parliament, two UN leaders have again sounded the alarm on the harmful impact it will have on global responsibility-sharing, human rights and refugee protection.
Sweden and UNHCR spotlight impact on South Sudan after a year of Sudan conflict
UNHCR’s Deputy High Commissioner, Kelly T. Clements, and Sweden’s State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Diana Janse, have concluded a joint visit to South Sudan, where they witnessed the impact of one of the world’s most complex and challenging humanitarian crises a year since the start of the conflict in neighbouring Sudan.
Statement by the High Commissioner on Sudan, Paris
The war in Sudan has caused one of the largest humanitarian and displacement crises in the world. Yet, it remains tragically invisible.
Following high-level mission, UNHCR recognizes Central America and Mexico’s response to displacement
PANAMA CITY – UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, has just concluded her first mission to Central America and Mexico, highlighting that a hemispheric approach based on solidarity and solutions is the only way to protect and stabilize the unprecedented number of forcibly displaced people in the region.
Thousands still fleeing Sudan daily, after one year of war
Geneva – A year on, the war in Sudan continues to rage, with the country and its neighbours experiencing one of the largest and most challenging humanitarian and displacement crises in the world. The number of Sudanese forced to flee has now surpassed 8.5 million people, with 1.8 million of them having crossed borders.
UNHCR and partners urge renewed support for South Sudanese refugees with new funding appeal
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with 123 partners, is seeking $1.4 billion this year to meet the needs of 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. A similar number of people living in local communities in the five asylum countries will benefit from services and support provided through a Regional Refugee Response Plan.
UNHCR urges immediate action amid heightened risks for displaced in eastern DR Congo
UNHCR, the UNHCR Refugee Agency, is raising the alarm as ongoing violence in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reaches a devastating level.
Support urgently needed to avert a deeper Sahel crisis, UNHCR’s protection chief warns
Mali has continued accepting refugees, most recently from Burkina Faso, allowing them to access services once registered. BAMAKO – The top protection official of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commended Mali and its neighbours for keeping their borders open to people...
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