The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for a rapid scale-up of humanitarian assistance to help avert the deteriorating humanitarian situation in drought-hit Somalia. UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging international support for humanitarian efforts in South Sudan in the face of record-breaking rains and floods for a fourth consecutive year, and the threat of worse to come as the climate crisis accelerates. UNHCR<br />
The Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s programme (ExCom) meets in Geneva annually to review and approve the UN Refugee Agency’s programmes, budgets, advise on international protection and discuss a range of issues between UNHCR and intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. UNHCR<br />
Schools and slowing getting back to normal after the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, but globally, refugees lag behind other children in school enrolment. Koat Reath, a South Sudanese refugee teacher in Ethiopia, is doing his part to make sure children in refugee camps get an education. UNHCR
According to the UN Refugee agency, over 1 million Somalis have been displaced by a devastating drought that has destroyed livelihoods in the Horn of Africa, leaving families hungry. UNHCR