Data shows impacts of rising prices and shrinking aid on forcibly displaced people
A new data visualization reveals how the ripple effects of the Ukraine war are impacting refugees and internally displaced people in parts of the world far from the media spotlight The consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for refugees and internally displaced...
UNHCR’s unprecedented US$700m funding gap spells catastrophe for millions
Geneva – Over recent months, funding shortfalls have forced UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to make cuts to its lifesaving aid to refugees and other forcibly displaced people in a number of operations across the world. Without an injection of at least US$700 million...
Displaced women in South Sudan work to hold back floodwaters
Armed only with buckets and determination, hundreds of displaced women worked to clear the road which is a lifeline between their camp and the city of Bentiu By Charlotte Hallqvist and Kayier Ruot Reat in Bentiu, South Sudan When it became clear that a pump was...
Devastation in South Sudan following fourth year of historic floods
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – 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 urging international support for humanitarian...
UNHCR issues urgent appeal to stop forced returns of Myanmar nationals
This news comment is attributable to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently appealing to countries in the region to immediately stop forced returns of Myanmar nationals seeking safety from serious...
Weary of men’s wars, South Sudan’s women risk all for peace
Their sons and brothers got caught up in the bush wars roiling the world’s youngest country, so the women decided to bring them home By Tim Gaynor and Gift Friday Noah in Magwi, South Sudan Tired of conflicts that left villages smoking ruins, tired of rapes and...
To the refugee father I only met once, but whose story changed my life
In this occasional series, we will feature letters from people to refugees who have shaped their lives Solenn, 25, who was born and raised in France, had never met her dad, a refugee from Iraq who fled persecution on the basis of his religion in the 1980s, until one...
UNHCR celebrates DAFI’s 30 years of refugee scholarship support, calling for more investment in education
Geneva – For the last 30 years, the German-backed DAFI scholarship programme has helped transform the lives and prospects of numerous young displaced people, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today as it urged more investment in access to higher education for...