News releases

News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

Slovenia. A Syrian family from Damascus was in the first group of asylum seekers relocated to Slovenia from Greece

News Comment by UNHCR EU Representative on launch of Slovenian Presidency of the European Union

30 June 2021

Press releases

El Salvador. Transgender activist wins UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award for the Americas region

Global Roundtable charts joint action for protection of forcibly displaced LGBTIQ+ people

29 June 2021

Press releases

A UNHCR staff member speaks to internally displaced people in the street in Axum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

Statement attributable to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region

25 June 2021

Press releases

Ecuador. Venezuelan refugee and migrant elders get the Covid-19 vaccine with UNHCR support

UNHCR calls on states to remove barriers to access to COVID-19 vaccines for refugees

24 June 2021

Press releases

UN agencies welcome relocation of 4,000 asylum seekers and refugees from Greece

24 June 2021

Press releases

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi meets Venezuelan entrepreneur Jazhilmar Baez at an event in Quito, Ecuador.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees praises Latin America for its commitment to the inclusion of all those in need of protection

23 June 2021

Press releases

Iraq. Syrian refugees fleeing military campaign receive aid at UNHCR camp

UN Refugee Agency releases 2022 resettlement needs

23 June 2021

Press releases

Germany. Refugee, Olympic swimmer and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini during training for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Sport and entertainment talent "in conversation" with the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020

23 June 2021

Press releases

Colombia. New measure grants citizenship to babies of Venezuelan parents

UNHCR warns of vaccine gap risk for world's stateless

22 June 2021

Press releases

Young girl kicks ball during a refugee solidarity event. National football associations across Europe are stepping up to help welcome refugees into their new communities.

UEFA and UNHCR team up to congratulate UEFA Football and Refugees Grant Scheme winners

21 June 2021

Press releases

blue abstract background

Remarks by UNHCR Special Envoy, Ms. Angelina Jolie, on World Refugee Day

20 June 2021

Press releases

Burkina Faso. Angelina Jolie spends World Refugees Day with Refugees

Angelina Jolie marks World Refugee Day with refugees in Burkina Faso

20 June 2021

Press releases

A thumbnail image for press releases

A thumbnail image for briefing notes

Malaysia. Vietnamese Boat People

Special features

A thumbnail image for statements

High Commissioner Filippo Grandi during an interview on the border between Moldova and Ukraine