Survey highlights risks faced by vulnerable Venezuelans on the move
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A survey of Venezuelans who have fled their country has found that half (50.2 per...
Half of Venezuelans on the move face high risks in their journey to safety
A UNHCR survey finds that half of Venezuelans who have fled are particularly vulnerable due to their age, health issues, or the choices they had to make to survive. By Olga Sarrado Mur in Maicao, Colombia Recurring blackouts in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo took a...
Saving lives at the world’s largest refugee camp
UNHCR and its partners provide round-the-clock emergency health care for Rohingya refugees in south-eastern Bangladesh. By Iffath Yeasmine in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh In a plastic-roofed shack at the world’s largest refugee settlement, Rajuma went...
10.5 million refugees received health care in 2018
Despite record levels of worldwide displacement and continuing refugee influxes, some 10.5 million refugees received health care through public health programs and through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and other partners last year. This is according to data published...
UNHCR deeply concerned about new U.S. asylum restrictions
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the new rule barring from asylum the majority of people crossing the southern U.S. land border. This will endanger vulnerable people in need of international protection from violence or persecution. “We...
UNHCR and IOM joint statement: International approach to refugees and migrants in Libya must change
Geneva – On 3 July, more than 50 refugees and migrants lost their lives in an airstrike on the Tajoura Detention Centre in the east of Libya’s Tripoli. This week, we appealed to the European Union and African Union to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. The...
Opinion: Employing refugees pays off for business owners
Written by Mohamad Fakih, CEO and President of Paramount Fine Foods When I arrived in Canada at the age of 26, I came with a strong drive and desire to succeed. Like many others, I immigrated for the opportunity of a better life. I was attracted to Canada’s...
On anniversary of South Sudanese independence, UNHCR urges leaders to deliver lasting peace
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. Exactly eight years ago South Sudan gained independence and became the world’s...