UNHCR’s Grandi urges action to resolve plight of stateless ‘living in the shadows’
Stronger efforts are needed to resolve the plight of those who lack a nationality, urged UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, today on the 8th anniversary of UNHCR’s global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness. Affecting at least 4.3 million people,...
UNHCR calls on States to refrain from forced returns of Haitians
Amid a devastating humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today calling on States in the region and beyond to suspend the forced return of Haitians to their country. Violence, including sexual violence, kidnapping, looting and...
UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner urges strong international support for Burundian refugees to return, rebuild their lives
During her first visit to Burundi, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements urged for increased international support to areas and communities where Burundian refugees are opting to return home. More than 200,000 Burundian refugees have returned from...
UNHCR welcomes Canada’s continued leadership on refugee resettlement
OTTAWA — In response to the immigration levels announcement by the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, UNHCR Representative in Canada Rema Jamous Imseis said: “The United Nations Refugee Agency welcomes Canada’s continued...
Millions face harm from flooding across West and Central Africa, UNHCR warns
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of surging needs for more than 3.4 million displaced people and their hosts in the face of recent destructive flooding in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Cameroon. Nigeria is facing the worst floods...
UNHCR congratulates the Olympic Refuge Foundation and the Refugee Olympic Team on 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
MADRID – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today extended UNHCR’s heartfelt congratulations to the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) and the Refugee Olympic Team on receiving one of Spain’s most prestigious awards. The Princess of Asturias Award for...
Returned refugees break ground at South Sudan farm cooperative
Looking to build a secure future, returning refugees are working alongside local residents to turn a 250-acre plot of bushland into a productive farm. By Tim Gaynor in Magwi, South Sudan With wet season rains just days away, a group of farm workers race to...
Henriquez Partners Architects supports refugee scholars to reach new heights
From lifeline to lifelong: How education is helping a new generation of displaced young people redefine their futures. For refugees, gaining access to higher education is an uphill battle. Despite the huge demand among refugees for education at all levels,...