UNHCR ready to provide further humanitarian assistance for those fleeing to Armenia
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the increasing number of refugees fleeing into Armenia in recent days. UNHCR is calling for the protection of civilians and full respect of international humanitarian and refugee law. As of this afternoon, the...
UNHCR Launches “Monument of Hope” Art Exhibition in Bangkok to Raise Awareness and Funds for Refugee Children
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in partnership with Dr. Toeingam Guptabutra, a lecturer in mixed-media art at the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University and Sririta Jensen Narongdej, a Distinguished Member of UNHCR’s Leading Women Fund,...
UNHCR launches ‘Emergency Action’ Luncheon to ensure support on silent emergencies
BANGKOK – The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, and persecution has crossed the milestone of 110 million for the first time on record. In 2022 alone, UNHCR declared 35 emergencies, meaning the Agency responded to a new crisis every 8-10 days. In...
UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new record in 2022
Increase last year was driven by war in Ukraine and revised estimates for Afghan refugees; further fighting, especially in Sudan, has now pushed global total to 110 million.
UNHCR welcomes heartfelt support to people forced to flee during its 2023 World Refugee Day commemoration.
Bangkok, 31 May 2023 World Refugee Day falls each year on 20 June and honours refugees around the globe. In Thailand, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to inspire the public to stand with refugees by organizing awareness-raising activities and movie screenings...
The Royal Thai Government, UNHCR and UNICEF join forces to accelerate progress in ending childhood statelessness
BANGKOK, 31 May 2023 – At a seminar hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, UNHCR and UNICEF in Bangkok today, officials from the Government, civil society organizations and UN agencies came together to strengthen their efforts to end...
UNHCR scales up its “6th Ramadan and Zakat campaign” in Thailand to mobilize more support for people forced to flee
For the first time in history, the number of people forced to flee from war, conflict, violence, and persecution worldwide surpassed 103 million. New emergencies and protracted crises continue worldwide, with sometimes an emergency on top of an existing crisis, such...
UNHCR celebrates the first anniversary of the “Leading Women Fund in Thailand,” an innovative and successful network of women philanthropists
For two decades, forced displacement has continued to increase worldwide. People are forced to flee homes due to war, conflict and persecution, and the number of people forced to flee reached a staggering number of 103 million – the highest-level on record since...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls to reverse ban of women humanitarian workers in Afghanistan
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, joins the heads of other humanitarian organizations in calling on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to reverse its directive that restricts women from working with non-governmental organizations. “Preventing...