News Releases
UNHCR: Shortfall threatens critical aid for nearly one million displaced Yemenis and refugees
28 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: UNHCR offers practical recommendations in support of European countries to ensure access to asylum and safe reception
27 Apr 2020
Refugee health workers step up for coronavirus response in Latin America
24 Apr 2020
UN refugee chief calls for solidarity during Ramadan
As holy month begins amid the coronavirus pandemic, Filippo Grandi asks us to remember almost 70 million people forcibly uprooted from their homes.
23 Apr 2020
News comment on maritime movements of refugees and asylum-seekers, from the UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
This news comment is attributable Indrika Ratwatte, Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific.
23 Apr 2020
UNHCR calls on warring parties to protect civilians in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions
23 Apr 2020
On the eve of Ramadan, UNHCR calls for support for refugees and displaced people as millions are exposed to deprivation amid the COVID-19 crisis
23 Apr 2020
Asmir Begović and Alphonso Davies compete online to aid coronavirus response
The two football stars, both former refugees, will go head to head in eFootball PES2020 contest for UNHCR's COVID-19 appeal.
23 Apr 2020
Beware long-term damage to human rights and refugee rights from the coronavirus pandemic: UNHCR
22 Apr 2020