
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. They work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
4d ago
A Congolese baker is providing daily bread for his fellow refugees and local Burundians, an income for his family, and dignity for himself ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
4d ago
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by the escalation of brutal attacks on civilians by non-state armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The latest deadly attack ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
4d ago
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for enhanced support for those recently displaced in Mali, where violence and threats by armed groups have forced local Malians and refugees to flee for safety. In ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1w ago
The text below is attributed to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. I am delighted to be in Moldova to congratulate the Government on its decision to activate temporary protection for ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1w ago
Displaced women fear they will be unable to support their families without access to work and education ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1w ago
More than 3,500 desperate Rohingya attempted deadly sea crossings in 39 boats in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal in 2022, according to the latest data from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. This represents ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
3w ago
As Ukrainian refugees celebrate Orthodox Christmas on 7 January, the new year brings more uncertainty ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1M ago
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 ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1M ago
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is relieved to see more than 200 desperate people being brought ashore to safety, in north-west Indonesia over the past few days. Many among them are believed to have been ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1M ago
When Nata Ellis, a tech entrepreneur originally from Odesa, first heard about the deserted hospital in her adopted city of Plovdiv in Bulgaria, she could already see its potential as a shelter for refugees ..read more