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Zahrah, a widow and mother of eight displaced by war, sits in a makeshift shelter in Sana’a, Yemen. © UNHCR/Mohammed Hamoud
Funding crunch exacerbating Yemen “catastrophe” - UNHCR
Feb 20,2017 | News and Events
Deaths through famine and lack of medical attention in the country are being aggravated as UN Refugee Agency relief operations are just one per cent funded. GENEVA – People in war-ravaged Yemen... Read More
Art auction by UNHCR and Venerable Vudhijaya Vajiramedhi to raise funds for refugee shelter
Feb 15,2017 | News and Events
BANGKOK, 15 February 2017 –The UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with a prominent Buddhist monk in Thailand, Venerable Vudhijaya Vajiramedhi (V.Vajiramedhi), the Museum of Contemporary Art (MO... Read More
Praya Lundberg visited refugee camps in Jordan
Feb 9,2017 | News and Events
Praya Lundberg, UNHCR Thailand's first Goodwill Ambassador, visited refugees in Jordan during 6-7 February 2017. Jordan has received more than 655,000 syrian refugees for the past 6 years. Du... Read More
UNHCR appoints Praya “Pu” Lundberg as first Goodwill Ambassador in Thailand
Feb 1,2017 | News and Events
The actress and model joins UNHCR’s global Goodwill Ambassador team to stand with refugees at a time of multiple refugee crises. BANGKOK, January 31, (UNHCR) –The UN Refugee Agency today a... Read More
Joint IOM-UNHCR Statement on President Trump’s Refugee Order
Jan 30,2017 | News and Events
GENEVA – The needs of refugees and migrants worldwide have never been greater, and the U.S. resettlement program is one of the most important in the world. The longstanding U.S. policy of welco... Read More
Hazrat, 16, an Afghan refugee, warms himself at a fire behind the main train station of Belgrade. ©UNHCR/Daniel Etter
Desperate refugees and migrants in Serbia face freezing temperatures
Jan 26,2017 | News and Events
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 l... Read More
UNHCR welcomes Thai Cabinet approval of framework for refugee screening mechanism UNHCR
Jan 23,2017 | News and Events
Press Release, 16 January 2017 BANGKOK, January 16 – The UN Refugee Agency warmly welcomes the Royal Thai Government’s recent approval of a framework to enhance the identification and prot... Read More
Refugees wrapped in blankets and winter clothing cross the border from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to Serbia in freezing temperatures in January 2016. © UNHCR/Igor Pavicevic
UNHCR calls for help for refugees facing European winter freeze
Jan 17,2017 | News and Events
The UN Refugee Agency urges governments to do more to help and protect refugees and migrants battling freezing temperatures in Europe. BELGRADE, Serbia – Thousands of refugees and migrants are g... Read More
Displaced children carry cooked meals provided by a local charity in the Al-Mashatiyeh neighborhood of east Aleppo, Syria, where UNHCR and its partners are distributing key relief items. © UNHCR/Bassam Diab
Amid the ruins of Aleppo, UNHCR sees signs of hope
Jan 9,2017 | News and Events
Syria Representative Sajjad Malik says 261,000 residents have received winter aid, but needs persist as many shelter in damaged buildings and informal camps. ALEPPO, Syria - UN agencies are rushing to... Read More
UNHCR encouraged by Thailand’s latest efforts to reduce statelessness
UNHCR encouraged by Thailand’s latest efforts to reduce statelessness
Dec 29,2016 | News and Events
Press Release, 29 December 2016 BANGKOK, 29 December.– In a move welcomed by the UN Refugee Agency, some 80,000 stateless children and young adults in Thailand could benefit from a recent govern... Read More
UNHCR staff enter the ancient city of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site since 1986.
UNHCR first visit to the ancient parts of the war torn city of Aleppo
Dec 22,2016 | News and Events
For the first time since the battle for Aleppo erupted in 2012, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has been able to enter the old city of Aleppo. The scale of the destruction to infrastructure and historic... Read More