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New Mediterranean boat tragedy may be biggest ever, urgent action is needed now
Press Releases, 19 April 2015 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today expressed his shock at the latest boat capsizing on the Mediterranean, and the hundreds of lives reported to have been lost. As of a short time ago, according to information from...
Latest deaths on Mediterranean highlight urgent need for increased rescue capacity
GENEVA, April 15 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Wednesday expressed shock at news from the Mediterranean that hundreds of people were missing after their boat sank and called anew for urgent action to prevent such tragedies in the...
UNHCR urges Kenyan government rethink on Dadaab closure announcement
GENEVA, April 14 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency, responding to Kenya's announcement that the refugee camps should be closed within three months and 350,000 Somali refugees returned home, on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider. The government's decision was...
The IKEA Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign raises €10.8 million for UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, thanks IKEA customers and co-workers for supporting ‘Brighter Lives for Refugees’, a global cause-related campaign that raised €10.8 million for refugees this year. The campaign ran in IKEA stores globally from 1 February to 29 March...
You Made It Happen
Thanks to the incredible help from supporters, the IKEA Foundation has raised $14 million (€10.8 million) to help improve the lives of refugees around the world by providing educational opportunities and distributing renewable energy devices such as solar...
Fighting in southern Philippines island displaces more than 120,000
MANILA, Philippines, March 20 (UNHCR) – Fighting between government forces and armed groups in the southern Philippines island of Mindanao has forced more than 120,000 people to flee their homes since late January, when the conflict flared. The UN refugee agency said...
Statelessness: UNHCR calls for global commitment on women’s nationality rights
NEW YORK, United States, March 10 (UNHCR) – As part of its #IBelong campaign to end statelessness, the UN refugee agency on Tuesday called for a global commitment to ensure all women can pass on their nationality to their children. UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner...
Some 16,000 refugees seek shelter in Cameroon following clashes in north-east Nigeria
DAKAR, Senegal, March 3 (UNHCR)–The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that some 16,000 Nigerian refugees fled to Cameroon's Far North region over the weekend to escape clashes in north-east Nigeria between regional military forces and insurgents. The...
Humanity, hope and thoughts of home: Syrian refugees in southern Lebanon
ABBASIEH, Lebanon, February 25 (UNHCR) – Ali* and his family are living through their third winter in Lebanon, but thoughts of their Syrian home in the city of Idlib are never far away. "If we could go home, we would. But as long as the troubles last we can't," said...
Fresh violence displaces almost 50,000 people in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic, February 24 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Tuesday reported that an upsurge in violence in the Central African Republic has forced the displacement of almost 50,000 people since the start of the year. This includes an estimated...
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