Geneva summit garners action to tackle gender discriminatory nationality laws
Geneva — Leaders from governments, civil society and United Nations agencies convened in Geneva today at a Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws, calling for expedited action to end gender-based discrimination in nationality laws that deny people the...
European statelessness conference pushes for concrete action and commitments to resolve statelessness in Europe
MADRID – In the lead up to this year’s Global Refugee Forum in December, and in the penultimate year of the decade-long #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness, representatives from governments, civil society, NGOs, stateless activists, refugee communities,...
Kenya’s Dadaab struggles with new influx of Somalis fleeing drought
Drought and conflict in Somalia have pushed more people to seek safety in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, where residents were already suffering after five failed rainy seasons. By Abdullahi Mire in Dadaab, Kenya | 02 June 2023 It saddens me to see that Dadaab refugee...
Ground-breaking law means every child in Kyrgyzstan will have right to a birth certificate
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today welcomes a new law in Kyrgyzstan, coming into effect on 24 June, to ensure that all children born in the country will be registered at birth, regardless of whether their parents are undocumented or stateless. The move is...
UNHCR appeals for safety of civilians and aid as 1 million displaced by Sudan crisis
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Over a month since the fighting started, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is...
Colombian trans woman makes advocating for displaced LGBTIQ+ people her life purpose
María Victoria works tirelessly to protect the rights of internally displaced LGBTIQ+ people in Chocó, Colombia. By Catalina Betancur Sánchez and Ilaria Rapido Ragozzino in Quibdó, Colombia | 17 May 2023 As she walks through the city of Quibdó on the banks of the...
Five things to know about the crisis in Sudan
The fighting inside Sudan is having devastating humanitarian effects both inside the country and in the wider region. By UNHCR Staff | 12 May 2023 Despite repeated announcements of ceasefires, the intense fighting between two military factions that erupted in Sudan’s...
UNHCR urges states to keep borders open to Sudanese, suspend negative asylum decisions
This is a summary of what was said by Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Concerned by the ongoing hostilities in Sudan, UNHCR, the UN...