Southern hemisphere winter increases hardship for displaced Venezuelans
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that the onset of winter, compounded by the devastating effects of COVID-19, poses a direct threat to the health and livelihoods of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in southern Latin America. Nearly two million Venezuelan refugees...
Global legal community steps up for refugees amid pandemic, providing 165,000 hours of free legal aid
Despite disruptions and challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 there were also opportunities. Law firms, legal clinics, community empowerment organizations, and lawyers around the world mobilized in unprecedented ways to ensure access to justice for...
Refugees find safety and a new life in Mexico
Since 2016, more than 10,000 refugees have started over in Mexico as entrepreneurs, managers and factory workers through a UNHCR programme. By Tim Gaynor in Saltillo and Monterrey, Mexico In Saltillo, a manufacturing boomtown in northern Mexico, companies are hiring...
UNHCR condemns deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly condemns the latest attack by armed groups that...
Refugee athletes aiming to succeed and inspire in Tokyo
The Refugee Olympic Team features athletes who have overcome persecution and conflict and trained for years for the chance to compete at the highest level. By UNHCR Staff A badminton player from Syria, a road cyclist from Afghanistan and a long-distance runner from...
Mexico: relocations for refugee integration top 10,000 mark
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. An innovative integration program led by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has helped more...
Iran policy change gives refugees access to banking services
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – 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 the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s...
UNHCR congratulates the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, celebrates today’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team. After years of training, 29 refugee athletes will head to Tokyo in July to participate at this summer’s games. They will...