UNHCR receives record support for forcibly displaced people as they face a daunting year
GENEVA – Governments pledged US$ 1.13 billion today to provide help and a lifeline to people displaced from their homes by war, violence and human rights violations, supporting the work of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in 2023. Along with a commitment of US$ 400...
To my Mom, who inspired me to achieve my dreams
In this occasional series, we feature letters from people to refugees who have shaped their lives. Solange Ingabire, 22, writes to her Mom, who raised her in Kiziba refugee camp, Rwanda, after fleeing the threat of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in...
UNHCR urges greater support as violence continues unabated in Burkina Faso
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Burkina Faso, Abdouraouf Gnon-Konde – 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 warning of escalating...
Food shortages and aid cuts put more displaced women at risk of gender-based violence
Around the world, forcibly displaced women and girls are bearing the brunt of deteriorating economies, rising prices and a lack of funding for humanitarian responses. By Kristy Siegfried | 25 November 2022 Roda Jock*, a 28-year-old South Sudanese refugee who fled to...
UNHCR warns rising tide of hunger, insecurity, and underfunding worsening gender-based violence risks
Worsening socio-economic conditions, new and ongoing conflicts and humanitarian funding shortfalls are increasing the risk of gender-based violence for forcibly displaced women and girls, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning today. “A toxic mix of crises —...
Displaced people from climate frontlines raise their voices at COP27
At this year’s climate summit, displaced people warned that their attempts to adapt to the changing climate are being overwhelmed by repeated extreme weather events. By Kristy Siegfried | 18 November 2022 As talks at this year’s UN Climate Conference – COP27 –...
UN warns of worsening conflict and displacement in Sahel without immediate climate action
Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement exacerbated by rising temperatures, resource scarcity and food insecurity, the UN Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel...
Displaced people join efforts to adapt to climate change in Mozambique
With UNHCR’s help, refugees and internally displaced people hit by cyclones are building new homes that can withstand the impacts of climate change. By Hélène Caux in Corrane and Maratane, Nampula province, Mozambique “I had never experienced such strong winds and...