UN Refugee Agency opposes UK plan to export asylum
Following public announcements made today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, expressed strong opposition and concerns about the United Kingdom’s plan to export its asylum obligations and urged the UK to refrain from transferring asylum seekers and refugees to Rwanda for...
Statement on risks of trafficking and exploitation facing refugees from Ukraine attributed to UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
The following statement is attributed to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
UNHCR redoubles its aid inside Ukraine and the region
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
On Oscars night, Hollywood stars show solidarity #WithRefugees
With themes of displacement and loss featuring in many of the nominated films, celebrities at the ceremony and online shone a light on refugee crises in Ukraine and beyond.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for immediate end to Ukraine war, which has uprooted over 10 million people
Ελληνικά Lviv, Ukraine – Visiting Ukraine for the first time since the Russian military offensive, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi appealed today in the strongest terms for an end to the war, while calling on the international community to provide...
Football unites in global appeal for the United Nations response to Ukraine
As the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine approaches four million, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and World Food Programme (WFP) launch the Football for Ukraine Emergency Appeal’.





