The two tragedies that struck Christchurch: A reflection by UNHCR’s Richard Towle
Rick Towle, UNHCR’s Deputy Director in New York, reflects on the two tragedies that have struck Christchurch, including its refugee families, in the past decade. On Friday, March 15th, Rick Towle, Deputy Director of UNHCR’s New York Office, stood alongside fellow New...
UNHCR aid for Cyclone Idai survivors arrives in Mozambique
An aircraft carrying tents, tarpaulins, mosquito nets, solar lanterns and other vital relief lands in Mozambique to support 10,000 survivors. By Peter Holmes à Court DONDO, Mozambique – After Cyclone Idai tore through her village in Mozambique, destroying scores of...
First UNHCR relief flight lands in Mozambique
A plane carrying relief items from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency landed early Wednesday morning in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo (0100 hours local time) to support people affected by the Cyclone Idai. The airlift is one of the three flights meant to bring relief to some...
UNHCR prepares to send aid to Cyclone Idai survivors in Zimbabwe
UNHCR is readying tents, tarpaulins, solar lanterns, cooking utensils and other aid for thousands of refugees who lost homes in Zimbabwe. By Zinyange Auntony in Chipinge, Zimbabwe, and Catherine Wachiaya in Nairobi, Kenya UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working to...
UNHCR’s Bathoul Ahmed describes some of the horrors she has witnessed while working in war-torn Yemen.
This is the shocking scale of human suffering I’ve seen in Yemen By Bathoul Ahmed, Aden, Yemen I have worked on several humanitarian emergencies in the Middle East, and have followed news of the conflict in Yemen for years. But nothing I’d read or experienced could...
‘Water was a curse then. Now, water is a blessing’
UNHCR and its partners are using solar power to help provide safe, clean water to thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. By Caroline Gluck and Iffath Yeasmine in Kutupalong refugee site, Bangladesh. For months after fleeing violence in Myanmar, Rohingya...
UNHCR rushing staff, supplies to assist people affected by Cyclone Idai
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 working with governments and humanitarian partners in...