Refugee activists at COP29 call for funding and support to withstand climate threats
Forcibly displaced people attending the global climate summit in Azerbaijan have been calling on decision makers to address gaps in climate finance. By Laura Padoan in Baku, Azerbaijan Refugees and other forcibly displaced people living on the frontlines of the global...
“Refugees for Climate Action” network launched at COP29 to champion displaced communities fighting climate change
BAKU – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, unveiled today the “Refugees for Climate Action” network, an initiative designed to amplify the voices of displaced communities in the global climate debate. The network brings together for the first time eight forcibly displaced...
Helping refugee farmers in South Sudan adapt to climate change
A UNHCR project is building dykes to protect flood-prone farmland in Maban and supporting refugee and local farmers to adapt the way they farm By Amy Christian in Maban, South Sudan Written on a small piece of paper, folded inside a tiny metal casing and attached to a...
UNHCR and Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) to launch early warning system for emergencies
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in coordination with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), launched today an initiative to develop an advanced global early warning and response system to help humanitarian actors prepare and plan for...
Refugees to receive free IELTS tests
Hundreds of displaced people will get the chance to take the world’s most trusted English language test for free, as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) joins forces with IELTS. IELTS, (International English Language Testing System), jointly owned by the British Council,...
1,000 days of full-scale war on Ukraine: UNHCR’s deputy chief urges solidarity with innocent victims
This is a summary of what was said by Kelly T. Clements, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – As we approach next week’s grim mark of 1,000 days...
UNHCR report reveals climate change is a growing threat to people already fleeing war
Baku – People forced to flee war, violence and persecution are increasingly finding themselves on the front line of the global climate crisis, a new report warns, exposing them to a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and support to adapt. The...
Climate change fuels deadly conflict in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
As world leaders gather at the COP29 summit, climate change has reduced the availability of natural resources in Nigeria, aggravating clashes between communities in Benue State and displacing some half a million people By Kristy Siegfried in Makurdi, Nigeria At Ichwa...