2020 World Refugee Day Statement by UNHCR Representative in Rwanda Ahmed Baba Fall
World Refugee Day 2020: ‘Everyone Can Make a Difference, Every Action Counts.’
Today we would like you to meet our everyday heroes: refugees and Rwandans who are doing their bit together on the pandemic’s front lines.
1 per cent of humanity displaced: UNHCR Global Trends report
2020 World Refugee Day Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
Everyone Can Make a Difference, Every Action Counts
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
“Compassion, generosity, and kindness – the true values of Zakat giving – are more fundamental today than ever before,” added Grandi.
The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response
Joint press release from OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR and WHO
Rwanda: Inter-agency Country Refugee Response Plan (CRRP) for 2020-2021
UNHCR and partners seek $163 million to support refugees and host community in Rwanda.
Rwanda: The first large group of refugees evacuated from Libya resettled to Sweden
UNHCR sincerely expresses gratitude to Sweden and Canada for kick starting the first resettlement departures of ETM evacuees.
Third group of refugees evacuated to Rwanda from Libya with UNHCR support
Around two-thirds of the group are under 18 years old, the vast majority of whom have been separated from their parents and wider family. Among the group are two one month-old babies.
Rwanda: the EU provides €10.3 million for life-saving refugee support measures
“The Emergency Transit Mechanism in Rwanda is a vital life-saving measure to bring people in need of international protection out of Libya.”
AU meet stresses need for solidarity and responsibility sharing to help end forced displacement in Africa
“This is a clear example of an African solution to a situation where our brothers and sisters were clearly suffering” Clementine Nkweta-Salami
Second life-saving evacuation of vulnerable refugees from Libya lands in Rwanda
This 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.