News Archives
Read the current and archived releases from UNHCR – we provide a wide range of information about the UN Refugee Agency’s activities, including updates from news conference, news by our staff written from some of the world’s most remote locations, etc. At the same time, do not miss what is happening next to you – in Hong Kong. Please visit this page regularly.
Page 3 of 48
-
South Sudan refugees in Uganda pass 1 million mark
17 Aug 2017UNHCR renews call for help
-
UNHCR seeks additional support to respond to the Nigeria situation
26 Jul 2017 -
Afghans dream of stepping out of the shadows with Pakistan ID scheme
21 Jul 2017Programme aims to provide up to one million undocumented Afghans with identity cards legalizing their stay in Pakistan.
-
H&M Foundation joins hands with UNHCR to offer education for refugee children
10 Jul 2017Together, they help restore lost hopes by bringing refugee children in Uganda back to school.
-
UNHCR seeing significant returns of internally displaced amid Syria’s continuing conflict
30 Jun 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
-
As Mosul battle rages, trapped residents face terror and hunger
27 Jun 2017Iraqis say militants gun down civilians escaping fighting in old Mosul, while thousands trapped there are used as human shields.
-
Forced displacement worldwide at its highest in decades
20 Jun 2017UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report says an unprecedented 65.6 million people were uprooted from their homes by conflict and persecution at the end of 2016.
-
World Refugee Day Statement
20 Jun 2017On 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.
-
Civilians living in “penury and panic” as Mosul battle rages
16 Jun 2017Up to 100,000 civilians trapped in West Mosul are being used as human shields by ISIS militants and are suffering from lack of food, water and fuel.
-
Thousands in eastern Ukraine lose access to pensions
14 Jun 2017Retired and elderly people in the non-government-controlled Donbas region have lost their pensions as a result of registration requirements.