At Paris Olympics opening, UNHCR’s Grandi hails refugee athletes as a beacon of hope and peace
PARIS – At the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged the world to follow the example of the refugee teams that are competing, as they promote peaceful co-existence and mutual respect. UNHCR, the UN...
A sporting chance: images of hope for the displaced
A new photo exhibition in Paris, on show throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Games, captures the power of sport for refugees and displaced people When people are forced to flee violence, conflict or persecution, they face a period of exile and uncertainty that can...
Speech by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at the University of Nairobi
Dear Vice-Chancellor, Dear Principal Secretary, Dear students, Ambassadors, Colleagues: from the UN and Resident Coordinator — from the aid community — from UNHCR, Ladies and gentlemen: What a privilege and a great pleasure to be here today! I have been looking...
Live blog 2024: Show your solidarity this World Refugee Day
By UNHCR Staff Welcome to the World Refugee Day 2024 live blog, highlighting stories and events from around the globe celebrating the strength and courage of people forced to flee their homes The focus for this year is “solidarity with refugees”, whether through...
UNHCR’s Grandi: Let’s make refugee inclusion the norm
By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Today, on World Refugee Day, we honour the millions of people around the globe who are forced to flee violence and persecution. We celebrate their remarkable fortitude and capacity for renewal, despite the daunting...
UNHCR-Ipsos survey shows enduring public support for refugees, alongside stark variations in attitudes
Joint UNHCR-Ipsos Press Release GENEVA – A major survey on attitudes towards refugees across the Global North and South shows that three-quarters of adults continue to believe that those fleeing war or persecution should be able to seek safety in other countries The...
UNHCR archive offers insights and inspiration in addressing forced displacement
A unique and immense trove of carefully stored materials reveals the history of the UN Refugee Agency and the stories of the people it serves By David Alexander and Charlie Dunmore in Geneva, Switzerland In a sub-basement beneath UNHCR’s wedge-shaped headquarters in...
UNHCR wins prestigious Webby Award for YouTube series challenging perceptions about refugees
GENEVA – We Were Here, a three-part video series produced in partnership by UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and YouTube to challenge perceptions about refugees, has won the people’s choice award in the documentary category of the Webby Awards. The series pairs popular...