Somalis abandon their homes in search of food, water and aid as drought deepens
A devastating drought has displaced 1 million Somalis since January 2021, and more people are expected to flee as communities face the prospect of famine By Moulid Hujale in Dolow, Somalia First, the rains failed, then Al-Shabab, an armed group that controls large...
Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Renewed as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Grandi will keep striving for solutions
GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has welcomed the renewal of his mandate by the UN General Assembly, saying he was “humbled” by the decision. On Monday, the UN General Assembly renewed the mandate for a further two and a half...
The passion, vision and action of Fridtjof Nansen, humanitarian extraordinaire
Ahead of this year’s UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, we look back at the life and achievements of the Norwegian pioneer who gave his name to the prize By Barney Thompson in London, UK One hundred years ago, Fridtjof Nansen – a Norwegian humanitarian, explorer, diplomat...
To my refugee Grandma, who feeds me love and wisdom: a letter from a grateful grandson
In this occasional series, we will feature letters from people to refugees who have shaped their lives In the letter below, Aryan Sanghrajka, 18, writes to his grandma (Ba), who fled Uganda in 1972 due to the forced expulsion of Asian residents (the family was...
IOM, UNHCR, and UNRWA: Latest tragedy at sea off Syria must prompt action
The shipwreck off the coast of Syria late Thursday is simply tragic. The boat had reportedly set off towards Europe on Tuesday from the port of Miniyeh, near Tripoli, Lebanon, carrying between 120 and 170 migrants and refugees, mostly Syrians, Lebanese, and...
Congolese refugee reunites with parents she thought she had lost
Françoise Chikunda Sabuni was living as a refugee in Uganda when she learned her parents, who she assumed had been killed years before, were alive and well in the Netherlands By Claire Lewis Happy endings cannot be taken for granted. Especially for the millions of...
UNHCR and Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development Launch Global Islamic Fund for Refugees
New York – During a high-level joint event organized on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser, President of the Islamic...