Meet Manuela Borni, a humanitarian who works with refugee and asylum-seeking women
On the occasion of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), we spoke to our colleague Manuela Borni, who works with refugee and asylum-seeking women as a Psychosocial Support Officer at the Cyprus Refugee Council (CyRC). She shed light on the multiple...
UNHCR calls for more efforts in addressing sexual and gender-based violence among asylum-seekers and refugees in Cyprus
Ελληνικά On the occasion of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the UNHCR Cyprus calls for strengthened efforts in preventing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) among the refugee community and improving responses for survivors. “Despite increased...
UNHCR warns rising tide of hunger, insecurity, and underfunding worsening gender-based violence risks
Ελληνικά Worsening socio-economic conditions, new and ongoing conflicts and humanitarian funding shortfalls are increasing the risk of gender-based violence for forcibly displaced women and girls, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning today. “A toxic mix of crises...
UNHCR’s Grandi calls on EU to put safety and solidarity at the heart of the response in the Mediterranean
Statement attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi
UN Refugee Agency calls for ban on forced returns of asylum-seekers to eastern DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Displaced people from climate frontlines raise their voices at COP27
At this year’s climate summit, displaced people warned that their attempts to adapt to the changing climate are being overwhelmed by repeated extreme weather events.