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This is the story of how UNHCR's emergency, security and supply services come together – before, during, and after a crisis – to enable life-saving assistance.
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are responding to the mass return of Afghans, even as funding is drastically reduced.Over 3 million Afghans have returned from neighbouring countries since ...
UNHCR delivered $656 million to 5.3 million people in over 100 countries – from Ukraine to Syria, Bangladesh to Sudan and ...
On 15 May, the number of Syrians who have returned to the country since the fall of the previous government passed half a million – an average rate of 100,000 returns a month. But despite the palpable ...
On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reaffirms its solidarity with all those who have been forced to flee their homes due to ...
This is a summary of what was said by Magatte Guisse, UNHCR Representative in Chad – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – ...
Thank you, President Groves, for your introduction. And thank you, Nabin, for reading the beautiful citation. Thank you, Georgetown University – Dean Hellman, Provost Colbert – for the honorary degree ...
A sharp reduction in funding has forced UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners to slash support to thousands of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum-seekers in Costa Rica.
GENEVA – As the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to worsen, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 107 partners are appealing for $781 million to continue ...
GENEVA – As humanitarian needs reach critical levels in Costa Rica, due to continuing displacement from Nicaragua, a 41 per cent funding cut is seriously impacting the ability of UNHCR, the UN Refugee ...