An unimaginable humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Sudan
This is a summary of what was said by Dominique Hyde, UNHCR Director of External Relations – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – The war that erupted without warning turned previously...
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, “We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire”
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 5 November 2023 – For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory in shock and horror at the spiralling numbers of lives lost and torn apart. In Israel, some 1,400 people...
UNHCR reports progress on tackling statelessness
Important results have been achieved worldwide this year to help resolve the devastating impact of statelessness, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today as it marks the 9th anniversary of its decade-long #IBelong campaign. In 2023, the Kyrgyz Republic and the...
High Commissioner’s 2023 Kofi Annan Geneva peace address
There was a time, in the lives of many of us, in which we thought that we had entered an era of peace — not perfect peace, not global peace, but peace that could progressively extend to further parts of the world. A time, after the Berlin Wall was finally reduced to...
Afghan human rights advocate helps Portuguese city embrace fellow refugees
As an intercultural mediator, Sediqa helps acclimate her compatriots to life in a small Portuguese city that is committed to welcoming refugees and migrants By Jenny Barchfield in Fundão, Portugal For Sediqa, her work back in her native Afghanistan was more than a...
High Commissioner’s statement to the United Nations Security Council
Thank you, Mr President, Our latest figures speak of 114 million refugees and displaced people around the world: 114 million! This is surely a tangible but sometimes neglected symptom of the world’s current extreme disorder, and including this yearly discussion in...
World Cities Day 2023: Global cities embrace refugees to boost economic growth and social inclusion
GENEVA – In just over a month, mayors of cities around the world will attend the Global Refugee Forum – the world’s largest international gathering on refugee issues – to pledge to deliver economic and social inclusion plans that enable refugees to rebuild their lives...
High Commissioner’s statement to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
Mr Chairman, We have all watched in shock the events in Israel and Gaza over the past four weeks including the devastating bombing of Jabalia refugee camp today. I echo the calls of the Secretary-General for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian...