UNHCR’s Grandi: Let’s make refugee inclusion the norm
By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Today, on World Refugee Day, we honour the millions of people around the globe who are forced to flee violence and persecution. We celebrate their remarkable fortitude and capacity for renewal, despite the daunting...
Laws and practices on asylum must resist politics of fear and exclusion: UN rights experts
Media statement GENEVA – Ahead of World Refugee Day tomorrow, the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR) – a group of UN and regional human rights experts and mandate holders – issued the following statement: “Across the world many countries and...
UNHCR-Ipsos survey shows enduring public support for refugees, alongside stark variations in attitudes
Joint UNHCR-Ipsos Press Release GENEVA – A major survey on attitudes towards refugees across the Global North and South shows that three-quarters of adults continue to believe that those fleeing war or persecution should be able to seek safety in other countries The...
Actor Theo James appointed as global Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of the British actor Theo James as its newest global Goodwill Ambassador. Accepting his new role, James said: “I am very proud to join UNHCR as a Goodwill Ambassador. The experience of my own family has...
Communities in Afghanistan struggle to recover after devastating floods
Last month’s catastrophic flash flooding in Afghanistan left thousands of families displaced and their homes and livelihoods in ruins. Now they need support to recover and rebuild. By Caroline Gluck in Ghor province, Afghanistan “This was a disaster in which everyone...
UNHCR warns against apathy and inaction amid spike in forced displacement
Overall numbers rise to 120 million by May 2024; conflicts from Sudan to Gaza and Myanmar are creating new displacement and urgently require resolution OTTAWA – The 2024 Global Trends Report from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reveals a historic surge in forced...
UNHCR archive offers insights and inspiration in addressing forced displacement
A unique and immense trove of carefully stored materials reveals the history of the UN Refugee Agency and the stories of the people it serves By David Alexander and Charlie Dunmore in Geneva, Switzerland In a sub-basement beneath UNHCR’s wedge-shaped headquarters in...
UNHCR: 2025 global refugee resettlement needs spike to almost 3 million
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that more than 2.9 million refugees worldwide will need resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2025 report released today. The latest estimate marks an increase of 20 per cent –...