Violent attacks in Nigeria drive thousands of refugees into Niger
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. Recent spike in violence in north-western parts of Nigeria has forced an estimated...
How to help newly arrived refugees in your community
Wondering how you can help newly arrived refugees in your community? From donating clothing to sharing your skills and time, there are numerous ways you can make a refugee family feel welcome in their new home. Sponsor a family Private groups of individuals, worship...
Rohingya refugee men join push to curb sexual violence
Volunteer outreach programme in Bangladesh refugee settlements recruits men to challenge gender violence, forced marriages. By Don Murray in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh When he hears sexual insults or slurs targeting women, Rohingya refugee Mohammed challenges them. “When...
Longer dry season shrinks water supply for Rohingya refugees to critical levels
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. Low rainfall in parts of southeast Bangladesh’s Teknaf peninsula means that UNHCR,...
Death threats and disease drive more Venezuelans to flee
UNHCR calls on states to allow refugees and migrants from Venezuela to access safety, as security and humanitarian situation worsens in their country. By Paola Sarta in Bogota, Colombia José and Yurmi hurriedly gathered up their seven-month-old baby, packed some...
Majority fleeing Venezuela in need of refugee protection
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. Given the worsening political, economic, human rights and humanitarian situation in...
Registration gives many Rohingya refugees identification for the first time
More than 270,000 stateless refugees from Myanmar provided with identity cards in an ongoing registration drive. By Alex St-Denis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Nasima Aktar is among hundreds of thousands of stateless Rohingya – many of whom have spent a lifetime without...
UNHCR saddened by civilian casualties in Sana’a, Yemen
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened at reports of deaths and injuries of...