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UN seeks US$1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched coordinated emergency appeals for a combined US$1.7 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian support to people in Ukraine and refugees in neighbouring countries.
High Commissioner’s Statement to the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi briefed the UN Security Council. Here are his remarks.
New book explores past, present and future of protecting people forced to flee
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announces the publication of People Forced to Flee: History, Change and Challenge.
A mother from Kyiv finds safety in Poland after days on the road
After a gruelling three-day car journey, Olga and her children are among hundreds of thousands who have fled Ukraine to find safety in neighbouring countries in recent days.
Statement on the situation in Ukraine attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
UHNCR is gravely concerned about the fast-deteriorating situation and military action in Ukraine.
UNHCR warns of increasing violence and human rights violations at European borders
UNHCR is deeply concerned by the increasing number of incidents of violence and serious human rights violations against refugees and migrants at various European borders.
A refugee and advocate reflects on being a Black woman in the US
After fleeing conflict in Liberia as a child, Lourena Gboeah describes during Black History Month how she now draws on her own experiences in her career as a leading refugee advocate.
Thousands of Eritrean refugees displaced in clashes in Ethiopia’s Afar region
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with the Ethiopian authorities and...
UNHCR alarmed by rising violence against displaced civilians in eastern 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. Militia groups across eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are...
UNHCR Deputy calls for enhanced access to education and livelihoods for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
As the Rohingya crisis approaches its fifth year, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly T. Clements, called for continued international support for Rohingya refugees, and the government and people of Bangladesh.
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