UN refugee chief calls for accelerated assistance for Aleppo
Expressing shock at the scale of the devastation in Aleppo, Filippo Grandi, the head of the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR today called for accelerated and immediate humanitarian assistance for millions of people trying to ...
UN refugee head meets Homs’ displaced on Syria visit
Filippo Grandi witnesses ‘immense’ scale of urgent humanitarian and reconstruction needs. HOMS, Syria – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today witnessed at first-hand what he termed the immense scale of urgent humanitarian ...
Trapped Mosul civilians in dire need of relief
Fleeing residents highlight danger, lack of food and water for hundreds of thousands of civilians who remain trapped in militant-held areas of Iraq’s second largest city. MOSUL, Iraq – As darkness fell over Mosul, ...
As tensions ease, some displaced return to Bangui
Thousands of people who fled fighting in the Central African Republic’s capital have returned under a voluntary programme run by UNHCR and the government. CARMEL SITE, Central African Republic – Antoine Nambeyam shuffles forward ...
Desperate refugees and migrants in Serbia face freezing temperatures
Serbian authorities, together with UNHCR and partners, step up efforts to extend capacity in emergency shelters for hundreds sleeping rough. BELGRADE, Serbia – Refugees and migrants wanting to leave an unsanitary, improvised shelter in ...Guatemala volunteer helps families fleeing street gangs
Bordertown mechanic gives spare room over to men, women and children fleeing violence in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. By: Francesca Fontanini | 12 January 2017 EL CEIBO, Guatemala – Bordertown resident Andrés makes only a ...
More than food is needed to nourish dreams
Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini appeals to star-studded Davos event for more support to those fleeing war and persecution. DAVOS, Switzerland – Yusra Mardini, the Syrian swimmer who inspired the world at ...
Christian community welcomes Syrian family to Canada
A Hutterite community in Manitoba finds common ground and strong friendship with the Syrian refugee family they helped to resettle. In November 2016, as cold winds swept across the Canadian prairie, Najwa and Reyad ...