UNHCR launches ‘Hope Away from Home’ campaign urging global action and solidarity with people forced to flee
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched a new global campaign entitled ‘Hope Away from Home’ calling for renewed solidarity and firm commitments from States to uphold the rights of people seeking safety from war, violence and persecution. The campaign...
UNHCR commits to climate action in Africa to protect displaced populations and foster resilience
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reaffirms its dedication to climate action as a central element of its mission to address displacement and provide protection to vulnerable populations in Africa. UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou,...
Israel: UNHCR deeply concerned at violent incident involving Eritrean asylum-seekers, urges restraint
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – 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 concerned by the violent clashes that took...
Refugees and locals join hands to restore the environment in Rwanda
Congolese refugees in Kigeme camp are working with Rwandans to plant trees to protect the soil and participate in environmental rehabilitation efforts By Eric Didier Karinganire in Kigeme, Rwanda On a sunny afternoon, Eugene Rurangwa Gituku, a Congolese refugee living...
$1 billion now required to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict as needs soar
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 64 humanitarian and national civil society organizations today appealed for $1 billion to provide essential aid and protection to over 1.8 million people expected to arrive in five neighbouring countries by the end of 2023,...
Resettled Syrian refugee family thrives in Portuguese college town
Students, faculty, and locals in a small Portugal city coalesced around the Albakkars, helping ease the resettled family’s transition and making them feel welcome By Jenny Barchfield in Covilhã, Portugal During final exam periods, when nearly all of their neighbours...
The Fourth Annual Nelson Mandela Human Rights Lecture – UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs
By Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Excellencies, distinguished guests, colleagues, and dear students, I am honoured to be part of the Fourth Annual Nelson Mandela Human Rights Lecture and of this celebration of Nelson Mandela’s birthday....
UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support as thousands continue to flee Sudan daily
One million people have now sought safety in neighbouring countries, including 240,000 South Sudanese refugees previously in Sudan JUBA – UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a four-day visit to South Sudan with an urgent plea for more support...