Government of Uganda, UNHCR on South Sudan refugee situation
Joint statement on behalf of the Government of Uganda and UNHCR The Government of Uganda and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today jointly appealed to the international community for urgent and massive support for the thousands of South Sudan refugees...
Refugees fleeing South Sudan tops 1.5 million
As violence surges, South Sudanese refugee population in Uganda more than triples in six months to 698,000. Sidah Hawa stares towards the horizon. The scorching sun filters through the sparse shade of the tree under which she sits. Her six children huddle close as she...
Inside Somalia, drought displacement growing
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Leo Dobbs – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Drought has displaced more than 135,000 people inside Somalia since November, according to...