US$1.35 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants and host countries
Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration will today launch a US$1.35 billion regional plan to respond to the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America...
Rohingya man’s mission to reunite parents with their lost children now a new film
Documentary by award-winning director follows a refugee dedicated to bringing shattered families back together in Bangladesh. By Matthew Saltmarsh As hundreds of thousands of Rohingya trekked to Bangladesh from Myanmar as refugees in late 2017, one man saw a need,...
Resources strained as thousands flee conflict in eastern Congo
Urgent support needed for thousands displaced by six months of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri and North Kivu provinces. By Fabien Faivre and Carlinda Lopes In June, armed men attacked Francine’s village in the Congo’s Ituri...
People displaced in eastern DRC face widespread human rights violations
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 that hundreds of thousands of forcibly...UNHCR and Turkey discuss voluntary repatriation of Syrian refugees
Discussions on the voluntary repatriation of Syrian refugees took place today in Geneva between the respective teams of UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and the Turkish government under the auspices of Ms. Gillian Triggs, the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection,...
UNHCR welcomes commitment by Central American states and Mexico to address forced displacement
MEXICO CITY – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the commitment by six Central American countries and Mexico to strengthen their efforts to address and prevent forced displacement in their region, in line with the spirit of solidarity and shared responsibility set...
60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy alone need support as they enter adulthood – UN Agencies
Key challenges include discrimination, difficulty finding work, administrative bottlenecks and lack of legal information ROME, Italy – The estimated 60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy as unaccompanied children between 2014 and 2018, and who...
Clinic helps refugees and Bangladeshis in pain
A physiotherapy clinic in south-east Bangladesh treats Rohingya refugees and their Bangladeshi hosts side by side. By Don Murray in Shamlapur, Bangladesh Hazera has a medical card which says she is 55 years old, however her doubled-over posture and face says she is...