This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 2 June 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Heavy fighting in South Sudan's Unity and Upper Nile states over the last two months has displaced more than ...

GENEVA, June 2 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Tuesday reported that heavy fighting over the last two months in South Sudan's Unity and Upper Nile states has displaced more than 100,000 people and blocked humanitarian aid deliveries for some 650,000 people. "Refugees cite the upsurge in fighti...

JUBA, South Sudan (May 25) – Since April UNHCR has been providing satellite phone call services to some of the South Sudanese displaced in the Protection of Civilian (POC) site in Wau wishing to find and talk to their relatives displaced elsewhere in South Sudan. "These satellite calls help IDP...

On 11th May, the group "United Drama Kakuma" who won the global youth initiatives funds kicked started their project by having a training on Community Theater and Filming. The group is composed by different nationalities including representatives of the host community. The training will help them ...

South Sudanese flee to Ethiopia amid escalation of tensions http://www.presstv.ir/Video/2015/05/13/410928/Addis-Ababa-Africa-Ethiopia-Sudan-

GAMBELLA, Ethiopia, 11 May 2015 (UNHCR): The Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have launched the relocation of thousands of South Sudanese refugees from flood-prone areas in the Gambella region to a new refugee camp l...

“Artistes for Refugees” - a livelihoods project funded by UNHCR was officially launched on 20 April with the arrival of Henry Ohanga (commonly known as Octoppizzo), a leading rap musician in the country and Victor Ndula, a respected illustration artist/journalist. The two artistes arrived in Kakuma ...

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, thanks IKEA customers and co-workers for supporting ‘Brighter Lives for Refugees’, a global cause-related campaign that raised €10.8¬ million for refugees this year. The campaign ran in IKEA stores globally from 1 February to 29 March 2015. During this period, for every...

JUBA, South Sudan (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency has completed the distribution of non-food items (NFIs) to wildfire victims in Naandi payam (sub-county), Western Equatoria State - refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and host communities. The four-day distribution targeted 661 ...

JUBA, South Sudan (UNHCR) – On 31 March, the representatives of several donor countries wrapped up a one-day visit to Unity State’s Ajuong Thok camp, organized by UNHCR. The aim of the visit was to show solidarity with the refugees and for donors to appreciate the impact on existing resources and se...