UNHCR, IOM: At least 40 people drown in shipwreck off Tunisia
Joint Press Release UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply saddened by reports of a shipwreck off the coast of Sidi Mansour, in southeast Tunisia, yesterday evening. The bodies of 41 people, including at least...
Civilians at risk from escalating fighting in Yemen’s Marib
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Aikaterini Kitidi – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the safety of civilians as...UNHCR’s Grandi and Pope Francis share a vision of global response to displacement based on solidarity and care
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised Pope Francis’ holistic approach to global displacement and the needs of the most vulnerable, including those forced to flee their homes, as expressed in the encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti, during a...
UNHCR’s Grandi commends Italy’s constructive approach to refugee protection in Europe and globally
Concluding his visit to Italy, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi commended the country for ensuring access to asylum throughout the COVID-19 emergency, despite the many challenges and growing migratory pressures it faces at its sea and land borders....
Tens of thousands forced to flee violent attacks in Nigeria’s Borno State
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, is deeply concerned as up to 65,000 Nigerians are on the...
Violent attacks displace thousands in DR Congo’s Kasai Region
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, is alarmed by a resurgence of violence in the Democratic...
Pakistan launches ‘drive’ to issue smartcards to registered Afghan refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the launch today of a country-wide campaign in Pakistan to verify and update the data of some 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees and to issue them with smart identity cards. The last large-scale verification of refugees in...
West Darfur clashes force nearly 2,000 refugees into Chad
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 intercommunal clashes in El Geneina, in Sudan’s West Darfur State, have forced...