On his first official visit as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih today called for stronger global ...

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Even if they have fled for similar reasons as refugees (armed conflict, generalized violence, human rights violations), IDPs legally remain under the protection of their own government. As citizens, ...

NAIROBI – Bei seinem ersten offiziellen Besuch als Hochkommissar für Flüchtlinge der Vereinten Nationen rief Barham Salih ...

Angesichts massiver Unterfinanzierung schlagen das Welternährungsprogramm (WFP) und das Flüchtlingshilfswerk der Vereinten ...

Some fled with no warning at all. Others had weeks or months to anxiously weigh their options – until mounting danger finally forced them to leave their homes behind. Over the past seven years, UNHCR ...

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes this week’s ruling of the UN Human Rights Committee in the case of Teitiota v. New Zealand. While the claim to protection by Mr. Teitiota was denied on grounds ...

The NARE (Needs Assessment for Refugee Emergencies) Analytical Framework enables analysis that can provide a holistic picture of the situation of refugees in emergency contexts, and inform ...

GENEVA – As well as being essential for keeping in touch with loved ones, many refugees view access to a mobile phone and the internet as being as critical to their safety and security as food, water ...

GENEVA – Uganda is on the verge of hosting two million refugees as escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) drive hundreds of people to cross the border ...