United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi speaks to the media prior to the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony, in Geneva on Oct 10, 2022. (STEFAN WERMUTH / POOL / AFP) GENEVA – The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday called on the European Union (EU) to put safety […]
Hellenic Red Cross rescuers and health workers stand by a boat carrying some 400 refugees and migrants at the town of Paleochora, southwestern Crete island on November 22, 2022, following a rescue operation. (Costas METAXAKIS / AFP) ATHEN — Greece rescued hundreds of migrants on Tuesday after the fishing boat they were travelling on issued […]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi speaks at a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 25, 2022. (BRIAN INGANGA / AP) GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Tuesday called on world leaders to spare no efforts in assisting countries in the Horn of Africa to break the cycle […]
Asylum Seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are guided to wait on a truck after crossing a border to be transferred in Bunagana, Uganda, on June 7, 2022. (BADRU KATUMBA / AFP) KAMPALA – Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced hundreds of people to cross to neighboring Uganda […]
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi attends a press conference on the UNHCR annual global trends report on forced displacement at the United Nations offices in Geneva on June 13, 2022. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) GENEVA – The UN refugee agency will have to make "severe cuts", increasing the hardships of those who […]