Venezuelan boxer sees Olympic hopes rekindled
The IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship has given a young boxer the support he needs to train in hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics – something that just months ago looked all but impossible. By Carla Bridglal in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Eldric Sella...
Nearly 6,000 people flee brutal attacks on displacement sites in eastern DR Congo
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. Deadly attacks by the armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have forced some 5,800...
UNHCR and IPU welcome Council of Europe parliamentary resolution in support of refugees
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, welcome the adoption of a resolution and publication of a report in support of refugees by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The PACE...
Hope and opportunity for refugee students in Botswana
As universities begin to offer scholarships, refugee students look forward to a more secure future in the country they now call home. By Kate Pond in Gaborone, Botswana Under the shade of nodding acacia trees outside the University of Botswana’s School of Medicine,...
Solar cooperatives give refugees and locals in Ethiopia clean energy and livelihoods
Refugees and locals are coming together to provide affordable, green energy to their communities in Ethiopia’s Somali region. By Giulia Naboni and Elisabeth Haslund, Ethiopia In south-eastern Ethiopia’s arid and remote Somali region, energy is not something that can...
News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Denmark’s new law on the transfer of asylum-seekers to third countries
Today, the Danish Parliament approved amendments to the Danish Aliens Act. The amendments will enter into effect if Denmark secures a formal agreement with a third country. This could see the forcible transfer of asylum-seekers and the abdication of Denmark’s...
UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioners conclude four-day visit to Bangladesh
Wrapping up today their four-day visit to Bangladesh, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioners for Protection and for Operations – Gillian Triggs and Raouf Mazou – called for international support and solidarity with Rohingya refugees and Bangladesh. The...
UNHCR urges stronger support for refugee vaccinations in Asia
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. With COVID-19 raging in many parts of the world, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is...