UNHCR mourns killing of beloved staff member and contractor staff in Lebanon
UNHCR is outraged and deeply saddened by the killing of two beloved members of the UNHCR family in Lebanon. Dina Darwiche has been working with UNHCR for 12 years in UNHCR’s Bekaa office, eastern Lebanon. The building where Dina, her husband, and two young children...
โอกาสทางการศึกษา: จุดเปลี่ยนผ่านความยากลำบากสู่ความสำเร็จของผู้ลี้ภัย
แบ่งปันเรื่องราวที่เปี่ยมไปด้วยกำลังใจของผู้ลี้ภัยในประเทศไทยที่ต้องเผชิญกับความท้าทายในชีวิต แต่ด้วยความมุ่งมั่นศึกษาเล่าเรียน เขาสามารถก้าวข้ามอุปสรรคต่างๆ มาติดตามกันว่าการศึกษาเปิดโอกาสใหม่ๆ ให้เขามีอนาคตที่ดีขึ้นได้อย่างไร เรื่องราวของอาเหม็ด (นามสมมติ)...
Concerned over impact of mpox on refugees and displaced in Africa, UNHCR calls for inclusion and international solidarity.
GENEVA – Without additional, urgent support, the recently declared mpox outbreak could become devastating for refugees and displaced communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other impacted countries in Africa, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns...
A famine crisis one year on: Lives saved and lessons learned
DOLLO ADO, Ethiopia, July 5 (UNHCR) – A year after the onset of the Somalia famine, Aden Yusef Kabey can laugh at the pain he endured. He has regained the body weight he lost over the past year. He can walk, eat and sleep. “I’ve come back from the...
News Comment: UNHCR urges action as famine is confirmed in displacement site in Darfur, Sudan
This statement is attributed to Mamadou Dian Balde, Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Sudan situation and UNHCR’s Regional Director for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region.
At Paris Olympics opening, UNHCR’s Grandi hails refugee athletes as a beacon of hope and peace
PARIS – At the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged the world to follow the example of the refugee teams that are competing, as they promote peaceful co-existence and mutual respect. UNHCR, the UN...
UNHCR warns against apathy and inaction amid spike in forced displacement
Overall numbers rise to 120 million by May 2024; conflicts from Sudan to Gaza and Myanmar are creating new displacement and urgently require resolution. GENEVA – Forced displacement surged to historic new levels across the globe last year and this, according to the...
UNHCR calls for solidarity with refugees during its 2024 World Refugee Day commemoration
Bangkok – On 6 June, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commemorates World Refugee Day in Thailand by lighting up Siam Paragon, Thailand’s first largest world-class shopping centre and entertainment complex and screening the movie “ALLIHOPA: THE DALKURD...
IOC Refugee Olympic Team to represent more than 100 million displaced people at the Olympic Games Paris 2024
Thirty-six athletes from 11 different countries, hosted by 15 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and competing across 12 sports were named today as members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024. The announcement was made by the International Olympic Committee...