Pandemic threatens progress on refugee admissions through family, work, study permits
A new study released today shows that 1.5 million people from nations driving major refugee movements were admitted by 35 OECD countries and Brazil on family, work and study permits in the decade just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest report by UNHCR, the UN...
News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on US decision to increase refugee resettlement admissions
I praise President Biden’s move to restore the US’ leadership on refugee resettlement. The decision to increase this year’s resettlement admissions ceiling and admit up to 62,500 refugees is a measure that will save lives and protect some of the world’s most...
Friends face dangers alone after fleeing Cabo Delgado attacks
Separated from their families and far from home after armed groups attacked their town, three young boys struggle to find food and shelter, and fear for their future. By Francesca Fontanini in Montepuez, Mozambique One morning earlier this month, friends Bakar, 13,...
UNHCR warns of mounting refugee and migrant deaths in the Central Mediterranean
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Carlotta Sami – to whom quoted text may be attributed – who joined the Palais press briefing from the port of Trapani in Sicily where some 450 persons were disembarking following rescue by the NGO vessel Sea...
Starting over is not easy but Burundian refugees are hopeful as they return home
Hope and expectation as Burundian refugees return home after years in exile in Rwanda. By Linda Muriuki in Bujumbura, Burundi Donatien, 35, is on his phone negotiating the rent for a house he hopes his family can move into when they return home to Burundi. He and his...
UNHCR applauds US decision to increase refugee resettlement
The following statement may be attributed to Matthew Reynolds, UNHCR representative for the United States and the Caribbean. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly welcomes today’s decision by President Biden to admit up to 62,500 people to the United States this year...
Across Latin America, displaced people receive the COVID-19 jab
Latin America is among the regions hardest hit by the coronavirus. But now, in countries such as Guyana, Ecuador and Peru, refugees in priority groups are among those getting the vaccine. By Diana Díaz in Panama City, Panama, Jaime Giménez in Quito, Ecuador, and...
Many stateless in UK face a tortuous road to recognition
UNHCR study shines light on a hidden national issue that, despite recent progress, still affects millions of people around the world. By Matthew Saltmarsh LONDON, UK – For more than seven decades, Benjamin has lacked something that most people take for granted: a...