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Cities #WithRefugees
![Majority fleeing Venezuela in need of refugee protection](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5ce3babe3.jpg)
Majority fleeing Venezuela in need of refugee protection
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell –to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Given the worsening political, economic, human rights and humanitarian situation in...![IDAHOT: UNHCR launching consultations on LGBTI refugees’ rights](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5cdd91984.jpg)
IDAHOT: UNHCR launching consultations on LGBTI refugees’ rights
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched this week a series of consultations to identify ways of ensuring that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees are better protected against harm, and are able to seek justice and support when they...![UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees in Ramadan](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FilippoGrandi-Ramadan.jpg)
UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees in Ramadan
At the start of the holy month, Filippo Grandi asks us to remember almost 70 million people forcibly uprooted from their homes. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, shared his warmest wishes with all those observing the holy month of Ramadan, which...![UN humanitarian leaders highlight urgent need to sustain support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/5cc2dec34.jpg)
UN humanitarian leaders highlight urgent need to sustain support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Joint UNHCR/IOM/OCHA Press Release At the end of a joint visit to Bangladesh, three top United Nations officials – the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, Director General of the International...![Former Somali refugee inspires children with illustrated book](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Untitled-design-7-1080x675.jpg)
Former Somali refugee inspires children with illustrated book
Habso Mohamud grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya and has something to say to children around the world: “We are the agents of change.” By Marta Martinez and Arielle Moncure in Washington, D.C., United States “I wish I was the queen of the jungle,” dreams little Nasra,...![I stopped by your house in Syria today, but no one was home](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1_bx_4cM8rh02sKvsnLgZ0bA-1080x675.jpeg)
I stopped by your house in Syria today, but no one was home
Eight years into the war in Syria, I paid a visit to the house where my friend Hani Al Moulia grew up. Like vast parts of his hometown, it was in a state of ruin. That night, I wrote Hani a letter: Dear Hani, I stopped by your house today, but you weren’t home. No one...![Why including refugees makes economic sense](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Untitled-design-1-1-1080x675.jpg)
Why including refugees makes economic sense
UNHCR’s new Director of the Africa Bureau, Raouf Mazou, says the socioeconomic inclusion of refugees is vital to the agency’s efforts to protect and assist them. By Ariane Rummery in Geneva The lightbulb moment for Raouf Mazou, who recently wound up a five-year stint...![UN Refugee Chief urges Security Council for firm response to record-high displacement](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/5cad14394.jpg)