Colombia acts to ensure children born to Venezuelan parents are not left stateless
The Colombian Government has taken a major step in combatting statelessness by ensuring that children born in the country to Venezuelan parents are able to acquire Colombian nationality. The measure, which was announced on Monday, is expected to benefit the 24,000...
Gifts of Stocks and Securities
Gifts of Stocks and Securities You can donate stocks and other securities to help refugees, all while taking advantage of tax benefits. Photo: © UNHCR/6M.Productions Making a gift of publicly traded securities to UNHCR today—or in the future in your Will — offers...
Pregnant women flee lack of maternal health care in Venezuela
Thousands of pregnant women have left Venezuela to protect the lives of their unborn babies and their own. By Alejandra Romo in Maicao, Colombia Roxibel Pulido, 29, was three months pregnant when she heard that the nearest hospital from her neighborhood, in the city...
On anniversary of South Sudanese independence, UNHCR urges leaders to deliver lasting peace
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Exactly eight years ago South Sudan gained independence and became the world’s...
Kyrgyzstan ends statelessness in historic first
In a breakthrough in the global fight against statelessness, the Kyrgyz Republic has today become a leading example of how statelessness can be eradicated by bringing the number of stateless people in the country from over 13,000 to zero in just five years. In a...
Bad times, then good times, for Valens and his family
When deadly violence threatened his village in 2012, Valens Nzayisenga took immediate action to save the lives of his wife and children. “I found out that my brother, who has looking after his livestock, was abducted by one of the militias. That’s the day we decided...
Angelina Jolie calls for leadership and humanity as millions flee Venezuela
On a two-day visit to Colombia, the UNHCR Special Envoy met with refugees, returnees and government officials to assess the human impact of a mounting exodus. By Christopher Reardon MAICAO, Colombia – With over 4 million Venezuelans now living in exile, UNHCR Special...
UNHCR warns of growing climate-related displacement in Somalia
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Ahead of World Environment Day tomorrow, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for...