Monsoon response effort in full swing as seasonal rains hit Bangladesh
UNHCR is rushing additional aid to Bangladesh where the first monsoon rains have been affecting Cox’s Bazar district and the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees there.
Bangladesh, UNHCR agree on voluntary returns framework when Rohingya refugees decide conditions are right
UNHCR and the Government of Bangladesh have finalized a Memorandum of Understanding relating to voluntary returns of Rohingya refugees once conditions in Myanmar are conducive.
A Canadian UNHCR staffer responds to the Rohingya crisis
Canadian Louise Aubin has been with UNHCR for over 20 years and is leading UNHCR’s emergency response in Bangladesh where the organization is providing aid to more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees.
UNHCR report exposes the discrimination pervading the life of stateless minorities worldwide
More than 75% of the world’s known stateless populations belong to minority groups, the report notes. Left unaddressed, their protracted marginalization can build resentment, increase fear and, in the most extreme cases, lead to ...
UNHCR chief urges international leaders to tackle conflicts at the root of today’s global displacement crisis
“Have we become unable to broker peace?” Grandi asks Security Council during key address on record levels of displacement. NEW YORK – Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, has urged international ...World Refugee Day Statement: High Commissioner for Refugees
20 June, 2017 On June 20, World Refugee Day, we honour the resilience and courage of more than 65 million people who have been forced to flee war, persecution and violence. But it’s also ...
Chad helps returnees to receive documentation
UNHCR is working with Chad and partners to ensure the children of Chadian émigrés fleeing war in neighbouring countries finally receive documentation such as ID cards to start over. GORÉ, Chad – One day ...
Rohingya refugee shines at Malaysia learning centre
At age 15, Ishak bears the weight of his family’s expectations. He’s overcome racial discrimination and the additional challenges of his refugee status to become a school football star, a straight-A student and possibly ...
Thousands of stateless people given nationality in Thailand
GENEVA, Dec 1 (UNHCR)—The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed an announcement by the Royal Thai Government that more than 18,000 stateless people have been granted nationality in Thailand in the last three years. The ...