News Releases
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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
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Beware long-term damage to human rights and refugee rights from the coronavirus pandemic: UNHCR
22 Apr 2020
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Massive floods in DRC's South Kivu impact 80,000 people, kill dozens
21 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: UNHCR warns of severe implications for annual monsoon response in Bangladesh
21 Apr 2020
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Displaced and stateless women and girls at heightened risk of gender-based violence in the coronavirus pandemic
20 Apr 2020
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As COVID-19 pandemic continues, forcibly displaced children need more support than ever
Joint statement by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, and Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
20 Apr 2020
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Ongoing insecurity in eastern DRC could derail coronavirus containment
17 Apr 2020
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West and Central Africa: UNHCR steps up efforts as combined challenges of conflict and coronavirus threaten millions of people
17 Apr 2020
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Nearly 400 Rohingya refugees receiving assistance in medical facilities in Cox's Bazar, following two months at sea
16 Apr 2020