UNHCR calls for continued international solidarity to address displacement and insecurity in Haiti
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for increased and urgent attention, support, and solutions for Haitians affected by violence and insecurity, including those who have been forcibly displaced. UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf...
Lebanese and Syrians suffer loss and displacement amid surging attacks
Recent intensified attacks across Lebanon are having devastating consequences for Lebanese and refugees living in the country By UNHCR staff Since a deadly escalation of the conflict in Lebanon began just over a week ago, the Government estimates that more than 1...
UNHCR sounds alarm on worsening humanitarian situation in the DR Congo
GOMA – Prolonged conflict, serious human rights abuses and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law are unleashing grave suffering on internally displaced Congolese and refugees, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned today. The warning follows a...
UNHCR steps up to support displaced from Lebanon crossing into Syria
This is a summary of what was said by Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, UNHCR Representative in Syria – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. He was speaking from the Syria-Lebanon border. In the last 72...
UNHCR issues latest guidance against penalization of asylum-seekers for irregular entry
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has issued its latest legal guidance today on the way States should...
UNHCR: Attacks on civilians pile fresh misery on Lebanon
This is a summary of what was said by Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Five days into the most violent and wide-reaching attacks Lebanon has...
Tent Partnership and UNHCR join forces to help refugees into employment
The two organizations will work together to provide evidence, advice and support networks to mobilize businesses NEW YORK – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has signed a new agreement with the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent) to work together to connect refugees with...
Global community to urge action on escalating Sudan crisis at UN General Assembly
17 months of brutal conflict in Sudan have fuelled the world’s worst hunger crisis At the UN General Assembly today, the United Nations and Member States will call for stepped-up action to end the war and to fast-track the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region...