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Statement by the UN High Commissioner for refugees on Colombia’s new temporary protection measure for Venezuelans
By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Thank you very much Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen. Mr. President, both you and the Secretary General used the term historical. I truly believe that here and today we are witnessing a gesture that is historic....![UNHCR: Biden move on refugee resettlement will save lives](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/USA-Biden-Resettlemen-966x675.jpg)
UNHCR: Biden move on refugee resettlement will save lives
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, praised President Joe Biden’s plan announced today to raise the cap on the number of refugees who could be admitted to the United States, saying it would send a powerful signal to other countries to...![With refugee resettlement at a record low in 2020, UNHCR calls on States to offer places and save lives](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/congo-resettlement-low-2020.jpg)
With refugee resettlement at a record low in 2020, UNHCR calls on States to offer places and save lives
Despite an estimated 1.44 million refugees in urgent need of resettlement globally, only 22,770 were resettled through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, last year. This is according to annual statistics released by the agency today. These are the lowest refugee...![Assistance slowly returns to refugee camps in southern Tigray](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Tigray-Assistance.jpg)
Assistance slowly returns to refugee camps in southern Tigray
UNHCR regains access to Adi Harush and Mai Aini camps while two other camps for Eritrean refugees remain cut off by the ongoing insecurity. By Chris Melzer in Adi Harush camp, Ethiopia Abraham is less apprehensive now that he has seen aid workers return to Adi Harush...![‘A whole new world has opened in front of me’](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/6008076f3.jpg)
‘A whole new world has opened in front of me’
For 50,000 formerly stateless Uzbeks, citizenship will unlock the door to foreign travel, the right to vote and allow them a new-found dignity. By Agnieszka Pikulicka in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hearing Uzbekistan’s national anthem after a victorious fight has always...![UNHCR finds dire need in Eritrean refugee camps cut off in Tigray conflict](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Eritrean-Refugee-Camps.jpg)
UNHCR finds dire need in Eritrean refugee camps cut off in Tigray conflict
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray and found...![Iraqi couple among world’s first refugees to get COVID-19 jab](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Iraqi-couple-vaccine-covid.jpg)
Iraqi couple among world’s first refugees to get COVID-19 jab
After receiving inoculation as part of Jordan’s national vaccination plan, Iraqi refugee Raia hopes life will soon return to normal and other refugees will follow her lead. By Lilly Carlisle in Irbid, Jordan “I hope life will be more relaxed now. When I go home, I...![Refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Jordan](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Jordan-Vaccine-Refugees.jpg)
Refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Jordan
Jordan has become one of the world’s first countries to start COVID-19 vaccinations for refugees, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today. Raia Alkabasi, an Iraqi refugee living in the northern city of Irbid, was the first UNHCR-registered refugee in the country...![Cash assistance gives refugees the power of choice](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Cashwp-1080x675.jpg)