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This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.,
22 Mar 2022 (1 year ago )
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, alongside Mozambique’s government and humanitarian partners, is rushing to assist thousands of families affected by Tropical Cyclone Gombe, which made landfall in Nampula province on 11 March 2022 – destroying homes, flooding farmlands, and forcing people to flee in sea...
The third UNHCR-NGO Regional consultations in Southern Africa took place on 5 and 6 July, and deliberated, among other key issues, on how to better foster the inclusion of forcibly displaced people in national systems and services in the countries hosting them.
Accompanied by the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in a week-long visit, Leanne Manas reported on the devastating impact of conflict and climate change in the northern provinces of Nampula and the border of Cabo Delgado. Manas met with refugees and displaced families in several settleme...
Due to insufficient funding, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is unable to adequately respond to the rising humanitarian needs of refugees and internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The DRC is among the most underfunded of UNHCR’s operations worldwide. As of 30 Ju...
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
As displacement driven by violence soars in northern Mozambique, civilians caught up in the crisis display resilience and solidarity in the face of adversity.
Separated from their families and far from home after armed groups attacked their town, three young boys struggle to find food and shelter, and fear for their future.
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.