UN: Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Struggle to Survive Amid Worst Socioeconomic Crisis in Decades
Beirut, LEBANON – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are deeply concerned about the rapid deterioration in the living conditions of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Almost the entire...
Burkina Faso’s local heroes honoured for giving shelter to the displaced
Amid the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis, two community mobilizers helping people fleeing violence have been named UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award regional winners for Africa. By Edith Champagne and Selim Meddeb in Kaya and Dori, Burkina Faso In early 2019, one...
Honduran man devotes life to rescuing young people from deadly gangs
After the murder of his younger brother, Santiago Ávila and his family had to seek safety in another region of Honduras. Santiago has since made it his mission to save other families from the same fate. By María Rubi in Tegucigalpa, Honduras When he was in his early...
UNHCR and Council of Europe discuss statelessness, urge States to uphold the right to a nationality in Europe
Strasbourg, France – Strengthening efforts to end statelessness in Europe and guarantee the provision of fundamental rights to everyone was the key theme of the events organised on 23-24 September in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe’s European Committee on Legal...
Refugees in Cameroon help build ‘Great Green Wall’ to combat desertification
Refugees and host communities in northern Cameroon have planted 360,000 seedlings, transforming the environment in and around Minawao refugee camp. By Xavier Bourgois in Minawao, Cameroon “Once you have planted it, make sure you protect it from animals by putting...
News Comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on conditions and expulsions at US border
I was shocked by images of the deplorable conditions beneath the concrete highway overpass in Del Rio, Texas, where more than 14,000 Haitians had gathered after arduous journeys from a number of countries in the Americas. The summary, mass expulsions of individuals...
UNHCR and IOM shocked and dismayed by deaths near Belarus-Poland border
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and are deeply saddened by the deaths of four individuals near the border between Poland and Belarus. The organizations express their condolences to the families of the deceased and...
UNHCR welcomes U.S. plan to increase refugee resettlement
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes U.S. President Biden’s proposal to raise the...