UNHCR breaks ground on first financial guarantee-backed solar power projects in refugee settings
The project will reduce UNHCR’s carbon emissions by about 80 per cent and energy costs by about 20 per cent at three sites in Kenya and Uganda GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has broken ground on solar installations under long-term renewable energy agreements...
Meet the winners of our “Hope away from home” Youth Art Contest
The winners’ designs will be turned into graphic t-shirts by our global partner UNIQLO By UNHCR staff Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the winners of the third edition of the Youth with Refugees Art Contest. The five best designs on the theme “Hope away...
Forced returns from Pakistan deepen Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans are returning to their country from Pakistan with no work or shelter By Caroline Gluck in Nangarhar and Kandahar provinces Abdul made the decision to leave Pakistan, the country where he had spent all his 23 years, in a matter of...
Severe floods affect tens of thousands of displaced people in Horn of Africa
This is a summary of what was said by Wiliam Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva Thousands of displaced families, including refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, are on the move yet...
UNHCR: Refugee indicators show progress on inclusion but need for wider action
Before December’s Global Refugee Forum, report assesses progress on commitments made since 2019 and offers pointers to close gaps in education, jobs and inclusion GENEVA – The world has made tangible progress in delivering shared, aligned and data-driven responses to...
Global pro bono pledge helps Ukraine refugees navigate legal hurdles
A network of pro-bono lawyers in Poland has been helping newly arrived refugees from Ukraine navigate their rights and access social services By Roger Burks in Warsaw, Poland As Ella stood on the streets of Warsaw, Poland – a six-month-old baby in her arms and a...
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Humanitarian chiefs will not take part in unilateral proposals to create “safe zones” in Gaza
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME – As humanitarian leaders, our position is clear: We will not participate in the establishment of any ”safe zone” in Gaza that is set up without the agreement of all the parties, and unless fundamental conditions are in place to ensure safety and...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges better protection for displaced in Americas, addressing causes of movements
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has concluded a three-day visit to Colombia, a country facing multiple population movements. He saw how, despite the multiple challenges, the government and people of Colombia are focused on solutions to displacement....