News Releases

UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls on states to lift remaining pandemic-related asylum restrictions
20 May 2022

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's message on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
17 May 2022

UNHCR raises alarm over Mozambique's "invisible" crisis as climate shocks worsen displacement
10 May 2022

Message from the United Nations humanitarian, refugee, and development chiefs on the situation in Syria and the region
Statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Achim Steiner
10 May 2022

UNHCR and TikTok launch campaign in solidarity with refugees from Ukraine and beyond
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and TikTok launch a hashtag challenge and live concert series #TheWorldNeeds, using music to bring people together and promote solidarity with refugees
4 May 2022

UNHCR and partners seek urgent funds to help thousands of refugees fleeing to Uganda
29 Apr 2022

UN Refugee Agency appeals for urgent action amid soaring deaths at sea
29 Apr 2022

UNHCR, States vow to step up support for solutions for those displaced by Central African crises
28 Apr 2022

News comment: UNHCR's Grandi fears UK legislation will dramatically weaken refugee protection
27 Apr 2022