UNHCR welcomes Iceland’s decision to join global efforts to end statelessness
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Iceland’s accession to the United Nations Statelessness Conventions, key international treaties to counter statelessness. “We welcome Iceland’s accession, which brings the world one step closer towards ending statelessness,” said...
As a fragile peace takes hold, some South Sudanese displaced head home
UN refugee chief urges authorities to commit firmly to security, rule of law and good governance to support gains from the peace process. By Aoife McDonnell and Linda Muriuki in Bentiu, South Sudan When Mary Nyekuola first returned to South Sudan after fleeing...
UNHCR warns asylum under attack at Europe’s borders, urges end to pushbacks and violence against refugees
Alarmed at the increasing frequency of expulsions and pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers at Europe’s land and sea borders, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for states to investigate and halt these practices. “UNHCR has received a continuous stream of...
A shell blast, and an asylum seeker’s life changes forever
After sustaining life-changing injuries during clashes in Libya, Sudanese asylum seeker Mohamed is adapting to disability with support from UNHCR and its partner. By Caroline Gluck in Tripoli, Libya As conflict raged in Tripoli last year, daily life for 22-year-old...
As Sub-Saharan crises force more to flee, UNHCR calls for stronger Mediterranean route response
The international community must do more to save lives of refugees taking risky routes towards the Mediterranean, warns UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, releasing today its 2021 strategic action plan and related funding appeal for this situation. Deeply worried about...
With refugee resettlement at a record low in 2020, UNHCR calls on States to offer places and save lives
Despite an estimated 1.44 million refugees in urgent need of resettlement globally, only 22,770 were resettled through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, last year. This is according to annual statistics released by the agency today. These are the lowest refugee...
Climate change and conflict pursue displaced Burkinabes
In Burkina Faso, the displaced struggle to find a refuge from violence and the effects of global heating. By UNHCR Staff Sambo Maiga, 49, fondly remembers the wide stretch of land he used to tend in the Burkina Faso village of Taouremba in the Sahel region. His...
Sahel internal displacement tops 2 million as violence surges
Grim milestone reached in world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis as fighting uproots 11,400 within Burkina Faso. By Moussa Bougma in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso On the evening of 31 December, as the hours ticked down to the New Year, 40-year-old Aguiratou Diallo was...