News Releases
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Over 100,000 displaced by resurgence of violence in Sudan’s Darfur region
UNHCR is concerned by recent violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, which has caused thousands of people to flee their homes seeking safety.
Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s Sahel which has now displaced more than two million people within the borders of their countries for the first time ever.
IOM, UNHCR: Shipwreck off Libya Claims over 40 Lives
The IOM and UNHCR are deeply saddened by a tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast yesterday, the first of 2021 in the Central Mediterranean, which claimed the lives of at least 43 people.
UNHCR finds dire need in Eritrean refugee camps cut off in Tigray conflict
UNHCR regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray and found Eritrean refugees in desperate need of supplies and services two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the region.
Number of Central African refugees soars as violence intensifies
UNHCR is calling for the end to all violence in the Central African Republic as nearly 60,000 people have been forced to seek refuge.
UNHCR welcomes Mexico’s reforms to protect rights of child refugees and asylum-seekers
UNHCR applauds the entry into force of important new measures in Mexico to protect the rights of child refugees and asylum-seekers.
Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Filippo Grandi: “I remain extremely troubled by the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and its impact on civilians.”
Refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Jordan
Jordan has become one of the world’s first countries to start COVID-19 vaccinations for refugees, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today.
UNHCR’s Grandi concludes visit to Lisbon, commends Portugal’s longstanding commitment to refugee protection as the country takes over the EU Presidency
Concluding his first visit to Portugal, UNHCR Chief, Filippo Grandi, commended the country’s exemplary refugee policies over the years.
UNHCR calls for EU to ensure a new chapter for refugee protection
As a new year begins, UNHCR is calling on Portugal and Slovenia to harness their 2021 European Union (EU) Presidencies and negotiations on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and show leadership to better protect refugees in Europe and beyond.
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