Safety and support for Central African refugees in the DRC
On a visit to the DRC, UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi, applauds inclusive efforts to support Central African refugees, while calling for greater international support. Twice in five years, Fidel, 35, has had to flee the Central African Republic (CAR), across the...
UNHCR’s Grandi calls on the international community to stand with DR Congo
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has called today for stepped up international support and solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – a country struggling with one of the largest internally displaced populations in Africa and a generous...
Data visualization reveals impacts of climate change on displacement
Today on Earth Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is releasing a new data visualization ‘Displaced on the frontlines of climate change’ that shows how the climate emergency is converging with other threats to drive new displacement and increase the vulnerability of...
Data reveals impacts of climate emergency on displacement
A new data visualization shows how the climate emergency is converging with other threats to drive new displacement and increase the vulnerability of those already forced to flee. By UNHCR Staff The impacts of our changing climate are being felt worldwide, but...
UNHCR’s Protection Chief visits Cyprus, addresses challenges in access to asylum
Access to territory and asylum, and improving reception conditions for asylum-seekers dominated the four-day visit of the UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs to Cyprus concluding today. The island nation in the Eastern Mediterranean...
Helping others brings solace to displaced mother in Cabo Delgado
As displacement driven by violence soars in northern Mozambique, civilians caught up in the crisis display resilience and solidarity in the face of adversity. By Francesca Fontanini in Pemba, Mozambique Twice, Maria has been forced to flee her home. In March 2020 she...
Relocations in Brazil offer dignity and hope to thousands of Venezuelans
Joint UNHCR/IOM Press Release Geneva – More than 50,000 Venezuelans have been relocated from Brazil’s isolated northern state of Roraima to 675 Brazilian cities, thanks to a model national initiative. Since the relocation strategy was launched three years ago, it has...
More refugees arrive in Chad following recent clashes in CAR
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. Recent clashes between government forces and rebel groups in northern Central African...