UNHCR chief pays tribute to ‘frontline’ aid workers
Marking World Humanitarian Day, Filippo Grandi honours staff carrying out “crucial work” to aid those in greatest need in “some in the world’s most dangerous places.” GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today paid tribute to aid workers on the...
Two months on, fear and squalor prevail in DRC’s Ituri Province
Two months on since violence forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern province of Ituri, severe underfunding and growing insecurity mean rising numbers are in need of humanitarian assistance and are...
Humanitarian Profile: A day in the life of Yumiko Takashima
We want to take a moment to thank and honour humanitarians everywhere. From our amazing supporters to UNHCR staff around the world, who’ve dedicated their lives to improving those of others. UNHCR is present in 134 countries worldwide. From providing assistance to...
Statement from Santiago, Chile, by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
My visit to Chile – the first by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – comes amidst the largest population movements in Latin America’s recent history. Chile is among the nations most affected by the mass exodus of refugees and migrants from Venezuela,...
UNHCR urges Europe to allow 507 rescued passengers to disembark
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today calling on European governments to allow the immediate disembarkation of 507 people recently rescued on the Central Mediterranean who remain stranded at sea. Many are reportedly survivors of appalling abuses in Libya and are from...Gillian Triggs appointed UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has today welcomed the appointment of Ms. Gillian Triggs as Assistant High Commissioner for Protection to oversee the agency’s international protection work for millions of refugees, internally displaced, stateless and...Amidst escalating violence in Mali, UNHCR issues new protection guidelines
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In light of the deteriorating humanitarian and security situation, UNHCR, the UN...
More than half a million Rohingya refugees receive identity documents, most for the first time
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As of Wednesday, more than 500,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been...