Taking on traffickers at the world’s largest refugee site
UNHCR works closely with Bangladesh authorities to protect vulnerable Rohingya refugees from abduction and human trafficking at Kutupalong refugee settlement. By Louise Donovan in Kutupalong, Bangladesh When Sara’s* seven-year-old son Mohamed* was snatched from the...
Head of UNHCR calls for urgent response to overcrowding in Greek island reception centres, Europe to share responsibility
Athens, Greece – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged Greece to implement urgent measures to address severe overcrowding on the Greek Aegean islands and stressed the need for European solidarity, after a three-day visit to the island of Lesvos and to...
As violence spikes in DRC, UNHCR concerned for trapped civilians
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its humanitarian partners remain extremely...
HIV positive refugees support one another in Uganda
Refugees from South Sudan find mutual support and life-saving health care at Imvepi refugee settlement. By Duniya Aslam Khan in Imvepi refugee settlement, Uganda On a bright sunny day in northern Uganda’s Imvepi refugee settlement, Inga Viola and Rufas Taban sit...
UNHCR expands help to refugees in urban areas in Libya, reassesses role of Gathering and Departure Facility
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that it is increasing its support to refugees and asylum seekers in urban areas of Libya and reassessing the role and functioning of the Gathering and Departure Facility. “As the Libyan conflict intensifies, we have...
UNHCR chief urges action over conditions for asylum-seekers on Greek island
Filippo Grandi bears witness to conditions at the Moria centre on Lesvos and calls on European states to help Greece address situation. By Josie Le Blond in Lesvos, Greece Ibrahim Mohamed and his family fled Syria earlier this year when shelling destroyed their house....
UNHCR welcomes Somalia’s ratification of the Kampala Convention
Somalia’s ratification of a key convention to protect internally displaced people in Africa is a landmark achievement for the country and the African continent, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today. The African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and...
Farming together, refugees and their hosts reap benefits
An agriculture initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is helping South Sudanese refugees and locals alike become self-reliant. By Carlinda Lopes in Biringi settlement, Democratic Republic of the Congo When Neema Amoya first arrived in the Democratic...