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All Member State briefing with the High Commissioner

Good afternoon Excellencies, distinguished delegates, and colleagues. Thank you for joining me today. When we met last in June, I provided a detailed update on the financial situation, the ...
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IOM and UNHCR Deeply Concerned by Reports of Maritime Incidents off Myanmar Coast; Over 500 Feared Dead

GENEVA / BANGKOK — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are deeply concerned by reports that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized ...
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UNHCR commends Botswana for granting citizenship to long-term refugees on World Refugee Day in Botswana

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the Government of the Republic of Botswana for granting citizenship to 69 refugees on the commemoration of this year’s World Refugee Day and the 75th anniversary ...
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IOM-UNHCR: EU Pact offers hope for better migration management and fairer asylum systems

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, welcomed the entry into force today of the European Union’s Pact on Migration and Asylum as an opportunity to move beyond ...
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Renewed insecurity and rising displacement in South Sudan’s Jonglei put thousands at grave risk, UNHCR warns

This is a summary of what was said by Matthew Brook, UNHCR Representative in South Sudan – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA ...
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Statement by UNHCR Representative on deadly attack on Dnipro, destroying humanitarian aid in UNHCR’s warehouse

I strongly condemn last night’s Russian missile and drone attack on Dnipro, that claimed at least two civilian lives, injured more, and also hit a UNHCR-contracted warehouse, resulting in the ...
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75th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention: UNHCR announces year of action and dialogue

GENEVA – Throughout 2026, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is embarking on a series of national, regional, and global dialogues to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. Far from a ...
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Statement by UNHCR Representative in Ukraine on a deadly attack during the evacuation of civilians in Donetsk region

I am appalled and profoundly saddened by a deadly incident this morning when an evacuation vehicle of our NGO partner Proliska came under fire near Oleksievo-Druzhkivka in Donetsk region. A van that ...
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When Stitches Speak Across Borders: Afghan refugee women and India’s Kutch artisans weave skills, stories and shared futures

In a sunlit wooden hall in New Delhi, women sit together with needles moving steadily through cloth. Some work while seated on sofas; others gather in small circles on the floor, stitching side by ...
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UNHCR launches first large-scale refugee-led carbon finance projects at COP30

BELÉM, BRAZIL – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched the Refugee Environmental Protection (REP) Fund, the world’s first large-scale, refugee-driven carbon finance initiative. The Fund will ...
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UNHCR and IOM express concern over tragic loss of life as boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea

BANGKOK — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, are deeply saddened over the recent tragic capsizing of a boat off the coast of Malaysia and Thailand ...
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Cholera outbreak among refugees from Sudan’s Darfur, urgent funding needed

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Protection Officer for Darfur Jocelyn Elizabeth Knight, and UNHCR Principal Situation Coordinator for Eastern Chad Dossou Patrice Ahouansou – to whom quoted ...