With a fifth of the world’s forcibly displaced in the Americas, UNHCR’s Grandi calls for urgent solutions
GENEVA – With one-fifth of the world’s 100 million forcibly displaced people hosted in the Americas, urgent action is needed to respond to and resolve their plight, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said, as he concluded a week-long visit to the...
Joint press release: International community shows solidarity with efforts to enhance protection and find solutions for people forced to flee and host communities in Central America and Mexico
Donors today pledged more than USD 210 million and mobilised political and technical resources to address the needs of forcibly displaced people and the communities that host them NEW YORK – The international community today reaffirmed its solidarity with forcibly...
High-level event explores solutions for people forced to flee in Central America and Mexico
Top officials of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, joined a wide array of stakeholders in Ottawa, today to discuss how resettlement and other solutions for refugees can complement efforts by countries of Central America and Mexico to address the challenges of forced...