News Archives
Read the current and archived releases from UNHCR – we provide a wide range of information about the UN Refugee Agency’s activities, including updates from news conference, news by our staff written from some of the world’s most remote locations, etc. At the same time, do not miss what is happening next to you – in Hong Kong. Please visit this page regularly.
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UNHCR: Over 5 million may need shelter support in Syria after quake
24 Feb 2023This is a summary of what was said by Sivanka Dhanapala, UNHCR Representative in Syria – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. He was speaking from Damascus.
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UNHCR teams support emergency response efforts for earthquake survivors in Türkiye and deliver aid in Syria
9 Feb 2023This is a summary of what was said by Philippe Leclerc, UNHCR Representative in Türkiye, and Matthew Saltmarsh, UNHCR Spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods
30 Aug 2022 -
UNHCR deeply saddened at loss of life and destruction from Afghanistan earthquake
23 Jun 2022 -
UNHCR: Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend
17 Jun 2022Despite some signs of progress, the speed and scale of forced displacement is outpacing solutions for refugees
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Forced displacement hit record high in 2021 with too few able to go home
16 Jun 2022The number of people forced to flee violence, war and persecution, is outpacing the available solutions.
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UNHCR’s Grandi urges redoubled support for Rohingya refugees, host communities in Bangladesh
7 Jun 2022 -
Ukraine, other conflicts push forcibly displaced total over 100 million for first time
23 May 2022 -
Statement on risks of trafficking and exploitation facing refugees from Ukraine attributed to UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
12 Apr 2022The following statement is attributed to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for immediate end to Ukraine war, which has uprooted over 10 million people
31 Mar 2022