UNHCR scales up support as people flee Lebanon for Syria
WEB5 days ago — GENEVA – Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian families are fleeing Lebanon for Syria in desperation as Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate civilian lives. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up its support to the growing number of displaced people. Hundreds of vehicles are backed up in queues at the Syrian border. Many people are …
UNHCR scales up support as people flee Lebanon for Syria
WEB5 days ago — GENEVA – Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian people are fleeing Lebanon for Syria in desperation as Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate civilian lives. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up its support to the growing number of displaced people. Hundreds of vehicles are backed up in queues at the Syrian border. Many people are …
Global community to urge action on escalating Sudan crisis at UN ...
WEB5 days ago — 17 months of brutal conflict in Sudan have fuelled the world’s worst hunger crisis At the UN General Assembly today, the United Nations and Member States will call for stepped-up action to end the war and to fast-track the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region The meeting will be livestreamed from 10 a.m. EST/2 p.m. GMT/4 p.m.
UNHCR: Attacks on civilians pile fresh misery on Lebanon
WEB3 days ago — In Amman: Rula Amin, [email protected], +962 (0) 790 045 849. In Geneva, Matthew Saltmarsh, [email protected], +41 79 967 99 36. Share. Five days into the most violent and wide-reaching attacks Lebanon has experienced in almost two decades, we have now reached what we have been warning against and fearing: a humanitarian …
UNHCR issues latest guidance against penalization of asylum …
WEB3 days ago — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has issued its latest legal guidance today on the way States should treat asylum-seekers who arrive at their borders in an irregular way. Under Article 31 of the Refugee Convention, States are prohibited from penalizing asylum-seekers and refugees merely because they have entered a country irregularly, if …
New project launches to support Burundian refugees in Tanzania …
WEB5 days ago — Funded by the European Union (EU) with a contribution of EUR 8 million (USD 8.8 million), the project runs from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2027 and will support 338,579 Burundian refugees in the Nyarugusu and Nduta camps, as well as host communities in Tanzania’s Kigoma region. The project will focus on improving access to …
Tent Partnership and UNHCR join forces to help refugees into …
WEB4 days ago — In Geneva: Mel Paramasivan: [email protected], +41 79 526 59 48. Share. NEW YORK – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has signed a new agreement with the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent) to work together to connect refugees with employment opportunities, including with over 400 companies in Tent’s network across the Americas …
Recrutement et appels d'offres en France - UNHCR
WEB5 days ago — Emplois et stages au HCR en France. L’unité en charge des partenariats avec le secteur privé (PSP) du HCR en France propose le poste de PSP Individual Giving Associate (Digital), LICA 6 (UNOPS) pour remplacement de congé maternité du 01 décembre 2014 au 31 juillet 2025 à Paris, France. Date limite de candidature : …
Les membres de la communauté internationale demandent que …
WEB5 days ago — 17 mois de conflit au Soudan ont entraîné la pire crise alimentaire au monde. Aujourd'hui, lors de l'Assemblée générale de l'ONU, les organisations des Nations Unies et les États membres appelleront à des mesures renforcées pour mettre fin à la guerre et pour intensifier la réponse humanitaire au Soudan et dans la région. La réunion sera …