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UNHCR’s Salih praises His Holiness Pope Leo XIV's vision for peace and welcomes Italy’s commitment to international cooperation

On his first official visit to the Holy See and Italy, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih praised His Holiness Pope Leo XIV’s vision for working towards global peace ...
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How education is helping heal communities in Sudan

In Sudan’s White Nile State, the reopening of schools is helping displaced and local communities recover from conflict and ...
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Bausteine aus Schutt für den Wiederaufbau Syriens

"In meiner Kindheit in Aleppo habe ich davon geträumt, später einmal Architekt zu werden. Jetzt komme ich Jahre später zurück ...
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UNHCR veröffentlicht Nothilfe-Einsatzbericht 2025

Obwohl drastische Kürzungen bei der Finanzierung die humaniäre Hilfe weiter erschwert, unterstütze UNHCR im vergangenen Jahr ...
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Despite funding cuts, UNHCR responded to multiple complex emergencies last year

Even as severe funding cuts put further pressure on humanitarian resources, UNHCR responded last year to a range of highly ...
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In Chad, UNHCR’s Salih calls for urgent refugee support to save and rebuild lives

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, today underscored the need for urgent humanitarian assistance ...
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In Kenia wirbt UNHCR-Chef Salih für mehr Solidarität und Lösungen für Flüchtlinge

NAIROBI – Bei seinem ersten offiziellen Besuch als Hochkommissar für Flüchtlinge der Vereinten Nationen rief Barham Salih heute zu stärkerer globaler Unterstützung auf, damit Flüchtlinge ihr Leben wie ...
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Statement by Dr. Barham Salih upon his election as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

On 18 December 2025, the UN General Assembly elected former President of Iraq Barham Salih as new High Commissioner for Refugees. He is expected to assume office on 1 January 2026.
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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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At Chad’s fragile Sudan border, UN and partners redouble connectivity drive for refugees and hosts

N'DJAMENA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and ITU, the UN agency for digital technologies, are expanding efforts with partners in Chad and other refugee-hosting countries to ensure that millions of ...
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A million Syrians have returned home, but more support needed so millions more can follow

GENEVA – In just nine months, 1 million Syrians have returned to their country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government on 8 December 2024. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the ...
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Nearly 2 million refugees at risk as Uganda emergency funds dwindle and services cut

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 ...