Winter looms as fighting continues to displace people in Ukraine
GENEVA, October 24 (UNHCR) –With the crisis in Ukraine entering its first winter, UNHCR is racing to help some of the most vulnerable displaced people cope with expected harsh winter conditions. “Fighting in the east, and the resulting breakdown of basic...
The humanitarian suffering continues in Ukraine, despite a ceasefire
KHARKIV, Ukraine, September 19 (UNHCR) – Under the imposing dome of the Stalin-era train station of Kharkiv, with its paintings of triumphant peasants and workers, dozens of exhausted travellers lie sprawled and sleeping on benches in a corner of the lobby. They are...
Ukraine: the internally displaced struggle to get by
NIKOLAEVKA, Ukraine, September 18 (UNHCR) – The old lady sits on the bed staring at the lavatory in her small room. “I am human, I am not a dog,” she says. “I didn’t ask them to bomb me. I had everything. Now I have nothing.” Tamara is an...
Number of displaced inside Ukraine more than doubles since early August to 260,000
GENEVA, September 2 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency said on Tuesday that fighting in eastern Ukraine, in particular around Donetsk, Luhansk and neighbouring towns, is driving more people from their homes and increasing the need for humanitarian aid. Vincent Cochetel,...
Brazilian pioneer of refugee protection honoured at 2024 Nansen Awards
Sister Rosita Milesi was celebrated at a ceremony in Geneva on Monday night for her decades-long commitment to helping and including refugees in Brazil By UNHCR staff Sister Rosita Milesi, a Catholic Sister, social worker, activist and lawyer who for decades has led...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges joint action to tackle soaring displacement
As conflict in the Middle East and beyond pushes the number of forcibly displaced people globally to 123 million, UN High Commissioner for Refugees urges States to work together for peace and joint solutions By UNHCR staff UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo...
High Commissioner’s opening statement to the seventy-fifth plenary session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme
Good morning. This has been a year of extremes. A year of contradictions. A year of loss and of grief, without doubt, as we continue to witness conflict, violence and abuses that displace millions. Fed by the belief – no: the terrible lie – that the path to peace is...
Brazilian nun who champions refugees wins UNHCR’s Nansen Award
Having dedicated her life to the refugee cause, Sister Rosita Milesi continues to shape and personify Brazil’s welcoming approach to people forced to flee By Charlie Dunmore and Elisabet Diaz Sanmartin When asked how a farmer’s daughter who became a Catholic nun ended...