Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR - UN News
WEBJun 12, 2024 · Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said, “Behind these stark and rising numbers lie countless human tragedies. That suffering must galvanise the international community to...
More than 100 million now forcibly displaced: UNHCR report - UN News
WEBJun 16, 2022 · A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide food insecurity, the climate crisis,...
Global Refugee Crisis Growing Worse, with Aid Workers ... - United Nations
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Stressing the grave and unprecedented challenges to peace and security, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told the Security Council in a briefing today that 2024 is even worse...
UN refugee chief urges Security Council to ‘step up’ for ... - UN News
WEBMay 30, 2024 · The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday called on the Security Council to prevent millions more people from being displaced by war, violence and persecution. Filippo Grandi said the...
Commitment to just, equitable and peaceful societies will ensure ...
WEB1 day ago · GENEVA – Ahead of the Summit of the Future, the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR), a group of UN and regional human rights experts issued the following statement: “When world leaders gather at the United Nations Summit, they aim to adopt a Pact for the Future, along with a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration for Future Generations. The Summit offers a critical ...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency | UNHCR
WEBUNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home.
Global Trends Report 2022 | UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
WEBUNHCR's Global Trends report presents key statistical trends and the latest official statistics on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people worldwide.
Refugees | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases - United Nations
WEBAug 5, 2024 · The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees today warned that without additional, urgent support, the recently declared Mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be...
UNHCR: Global displacement hits another record, capping decade …
WEBJun 16, 2022 · By the end of 2021, those displaced by war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuses stood at 89.3 million, up 8 percent on a year earlier and well over double the figure of 10 years ago, according to UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report.
United Nations High Commission for Refugees - The New York …
WEBBoat With at Least 160 Rohingya Refugees Is Stranded at Sea. The U.N. called on countries in South Asia to rescue those on the vessel, who have been without food for weeks after leaving Bangladesh.