World Refugee Day, Special Talk and Photo Exhibition: It Starts with You
June 20 is the day the world commemorates the strength, courage, and perseverance of millions of refugees. Held every year, Wor... Read More
NAY PYI TAW/GENEVA/NEW YORK (06 Jun 2018) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNDP, the UN Development Programme, signed today in Nay Pyi Taw a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU... Read More
GENEVA/NEW YORK (31 May 2018) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNDP, the UN Development Programme, agreed today in Nay Pyi Taw with the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on t... Read More
Rohingya widows worry about their families’ futures
Lone women who head refugee families in Bangladesh struggle with concerns about food, shelter and the welfare of the next generation.
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UNHCR chief calls for ‘compassionate action’ this Ramadan
At the start of the holy month, Filippo Grandi asks us to remember the millions of people forcibly uprooted or on the move.
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UNHCR alarm at escalating Syria humanitarian needs.
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic –to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today... Read More
As fighting rages, Eastern Ghouta displacement soars
UNHCR calls for protection and safety for hundreds of thousands of Syrian men, women and children impacted by conflict in Ghouta and surrounding ar... Read More