Angela Merkel to receive UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for protecting refugees at height of Syria crisis
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Each year, the award – named after the Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian Fridtjof...
UNHCR and Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development Launch Global Islamic Fund for Refugees
During a high-level joint event organized on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and Dr. Muhammad Al-Jasser, President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB),...
UNHCR scales up response to catastrophic floods in Pakistan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today urged support for a massive scale-up in emergency relief for millions of people in Pakistan hit by monsoon floods that have already killed more than 1,000 people. Over 30 million people in Pakistan have been affected by...
UNHCR applauds Liberia for removing gender discrimination from its nationality law
In a major development to prevent statelessness, Liberia has amended its nationality law to grant women and men equal rights to confer nationality to their children. The President of Liberia signed into law an act to amend the Aliens and Nationality Law on 5 August,...
UNHCR เปิดตัว “กองทุนภาวะฉุกเฉินเพื่อผู้ลี้ภัย” ในประเทศไทยเพื่อสนับสนุนการตอบสนองการทำงานด้านมนุษยธรรมในสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินระดับโลก
UNHCR เปิดตัว “กองทุนภาวะฉุกเฉินเพื่อผู้ลี้ภัย” ในประเทศไทยเพื่อสนับสนุนการตอบสนองการทำงานด้านมนุษยธรรมในสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินระดับโลก ในปัจจุบัน ผู้คนที่ถูกบังคับให้หนีออกจากบ้านของตน เนื่องจากความขัดแย้ง ความรุนแรง และการประหัตประหารทั่วโลก พุ่งสูงกว่า 100 ล้านคน...
UNHCR deeply saddened at loss of life and destruction from Afghanistan earthquake
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened to see the tragic aftermath of this morning’s deadly earthquake in Afghanistan. Reports suggest that so far nearly 1,000 people have died and more are injured amid large-scale destruction. UNHCR has...
UNHCR: Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend
Despite some signs of progress, the speed and scale of forced displacement is outpacing solutions for refugees
UNHCR launches the “11th Refugee Film Festival” to commemorate World Refugee Day amidst the alarming global displacement crisis
The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations, and persecution has now crossed the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, propelled by the war in Ukraine and new waves of violence or protracted conflict in...