Hungry and shivering, Kabul displaced brace for bleak winter
In Kabul, nearly 50,000 Afghans displaced from other parts of the country by recent fighting are desperate to receive aid before winter sets in.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urges support for crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon – At the end of a two-day visit to Lebanon, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to scale up its support to the Lebanese people and the refugees they host. “I am visiting Lebanon during a very difficult...
UNHCR calls for equal access for refugees to quality mental healthcare
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to boost quality mental health support for refugees, internally displaced and stateless people. “COVID-19 has taken a devastating toll on people...
‘Political will’ needed to safeguard 82.4 million displaced – UNHCR protection chief
‘Urgent global collaboration’ is required to put agreed protection principles into practice, Gillian Triggs tells high-level gathering.
UNHCR’s Grandi: Greater international cooperation needed to ‘solve multiple crises’
Only ‘robust conflict resolution efforts’ will prevent global displacement topping 100 million, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells high-level meeting.
Yemeni humanitarian organization wins 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announces the winner of its 2021 Nansen Refugee Award. Five regional winners are also announced.






