Refugees and migrants brave jungle wilderness in search of safety
The dense jungle of the Darien Gap is increasingly becoming a site of transit for Venezuelans, Haitians and other people forced to flee. By Sibylla Brodzinsky in Metetí, Panama The sores on Mariana’s* legs from the rubber boots she wore on the gruelling trek through...
Number of Venezuelans crossing the Darien Gap soars
More people, including a growing number of Venezuelans, are resorting to perilous crossings through the jungles of the Darien Gap in search of safety and stability, reports UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). As the...
Football unites in global appeal for the United Nations response to Ukraine
As the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine approaches four million, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and World Food Programme (WFP) launch the Football for Ukraine Emergency Appeal’ Geneva, London, Rome – Six leading footballers, three of whom are former refugees, are...
UNHCR lauds Philippines’ accession to 1961 statelessness convention
In a historic move, the Philippines has taken a major step towards eradicating statelessness in the country by acceding to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, becoming the 78th country to do so. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the strong...
Number of displaced Nicaraguans in Costa Rica doubles in less than a year
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The number of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers in Costa Rica has doubled in...
A month since the start of the war, almost a quarter of Ukraine’s population are displaced
This is a summary of what was said by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR’s Representative to Ukraine – to whom quoted text may be attributed – speaking from Lviv to today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Over the past month, everything has changed...
Blanket delivery offers some warmth for refugees waiting to cross Ukraine border
As conflict deepens suffering inside Ukraine, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up cross-border aid from Poland with the support of partners like NEEKA. By Matthew Saltmarsh in Shehyni, Ukraine With temperatures recently plummeting on the Poland-Ukraine border,...
UNHCR and the European Union launch 360-degree interactive film on Venezuelan displacement in Ecuador
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the European Union launched today an innovative 360-degree interactive film that tells the story of a young woman from Venezuela who fled from her country in search of safety in Ecuador. Subscribe to UNHCR’s mailing list On the...