UN High Commissioner for Refugees completes three-day visit to Afghanistan
Concluding a three-day visit to Afghanistan today, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, appealed for urgent and sustained support for Afghans inside the country and for refugees who have fled abroad. “The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains...
Forced To Flee: UNHCR podcast tells story of displacement over 70 years
To mark UNHCR’s 70th anniversary, a new seven-part series revisits major upheavals that shaped the period through the eyes of displaced people and others caught up in events. By UNHCR Staff UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launches a new podcast entitled Forced To...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees praises the Republic of Turkey for its continued commitment to provide protection to all those in need
Turkey – During a three-day mission to Turkey, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised the country for its continued commitment to protecting refugees and asylum-seekers and including them in public services like education, health and livelihoods....
Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance 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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by violence committed against civilians by...
Climate change fuels clashes in Cameroon that force thousands to flee
Dwindling water supplies are at the root of fighting between herders and fishermen that have driven thousands to flee both within Cameroon and into Chad. By Aristophane Ngargoune in Oundouma, Chad Under normal circumstances, small boats criss-cross the Logone River,...
Five footballs designed by young artists will raise funds for refugee sports programmes
Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the winners of the second annual Youth with Refugees Art Contest, which celebrated the power of sport to bring people together. Five of the winning designs are featured on footballs available for sale online and proceeds...
Hawa Hassan and Mindy Kaling team up to make a Somali pasta dish on BuzzFeed Tasty
Somali home-cook Hawa Hassan guides actor, producer and UNHCR supporter, Mindy Kaling, through how to make Suugo Suqaar, a spicy Somali pasta dish. It is no secret that food has the power to bring people and communities together. Cooking opens up conversations about...
Five footballs designed by young artists will raise funds for refugee sports programmes
Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the winners of the second annual Youth with Refugees Art Contest, which celebrated the power of sport to bring people together. Five of the winning designs are featured on footballs available for sale online and proceeds...