Heavy monsoon rains drench Rohingya sites in Bangladesh
Three days of continuous rain in Bangladesh happened in July have destroyed 273 shelters and injured 11 people in the Cox’s Bazar settlements where more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees live.
CYCLONE IDAI EMERGENCY UPDATE – MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE-MALAWI
Over five months after Cyclone Idai brought widespread devastation across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, and two months since the impact of Cyclone Kenneth on northern Mozambique, UNHCR and partners are still responding on the ground to support the affected...
Tragic image of drowned father and child must propel prevention measures
(Press Release, For Immediate Release) UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply shocked to see the heart-breaking photo of the drowned bodies of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria from El Salvador washed up on the banks of the Rio...
UN rights experts urge more protection for LGBTI refugees
Joint OHCHR/UNHCR Press Release
01 July 2019
The first country to end statelessness in historic first
The Kyrgyz Republic has today become a leading example of how statelessness can be eradicated by bringing the number of stateless people in the country from over 13,000 to zero in just five years.
UNHCR to launch first Global Refugee Forum
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is pleased to announce the first ever Global Refugee Forum, which will take place on 17 and 18 December 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The event, which is being held at Ministerial level, will be co-hosted with Switzerland and...
Yemen flooding escalates spread of cholera
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are concerned that the flooding may exacerbate the risks and spread of diseases, including cholera. More than 364,000 suspected cases of cholera and 639 deaths have been reported across Yemen since the beginning of the year by WHO – nearing the total for all of 2018.
Refugees and migrants from Venezuela top 4 million
Globally, Venezuelans are one of the single largest population groups displaced from their country. The number of Venezuelans leaving their country has reached four million, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, announced...
A message to the world’s refugees from UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi
Refugee chief says World Refugee Day is a moment to recognize the courage of the 70 million who have fled war, violence and persecution.