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Is the World Ready for Waves of Iranian Refugees?
16 Jan 2026 00:01 GMT
… . Both countries will receive a flood of Iranians seeking immediate safety … arrive. Barham Salih, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), began work just two weeks … slaughter, slashing the budget of UNHCR now may make a bad …
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UAE sends aid to flood-hit Sri Lanka, days after Sh71 billion UN pledge
22 Dec 2025 08:38 GMT
People work near a damaged house at a landslide-affected area in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, in Maspanna on December 13, 2025. [ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP]
The United Arab Emirates has provided humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka following devastating …
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UNHCR report reveals extreme weather driving repeated displacement among conflict-affected communities
09 Dec 2025 01:04 GMT
… new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. … strain. In parts of flood-affected Chad, newly arrived … promises.”
Despite the challenges, UNHCR stresses that solutions are possible … world gathers for COP30, UNHCR is urging governments, financial …
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South Sudan secures 52.5 mln USD to boost resilience in flood-prone areas
04 Dec 2025 02:16 GMT
… funding to boost resilience in flood-prone areas.
Minister of … World Food Program, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will enhance climate resilience by … and host community members through flood risk management, climate-smart …
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The legal architecture of an ongoing Nakba; what Stolen Nation reveals about Israel’s system of dispossession
13 Jan 2026 08:48 GMT
In the flood of commentary on Gaza, displacement, … Middle East, including with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Amman. She also writes …
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South Sudan secures $52.5M Green Climate Fund project for flood resilience
03 Dec 2025 14:37 GMT
… and now the flood resilience project with WFP, UNHCR, and the … .
Meanwhile, Mesfin Degefu, UNHCR Deputy Country Representative for South … major step forward for flood-affected communities in northern … 25,000 people through flood risk management, climate-smart …
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South Sudan secures $50 Million for flood resilience project
03 Dec 2025 13:27 GMT
… in the country’s flood-prone regions, the Ministry … “Enhancing Climate Resilience in Flood-prone Areas in Northeastern South … World Food Programme (WFP), UNHCR, and the Ministry of Environment … be jointly implemented by WFP, UNHCR, and the Ministry, with …
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UNHCR Report Shows Extreme Weather Drives Repeated Displacement as COP30 Focuses on Collaboration and Action
12 Nov 2025 03:35 GMT
… local Chadian community. “This flood water started one week … Camerooni. Image courtesy of UNHCR.
Much of the world … action, not empty promises.”
UNHCR holds that solutions are … the communities that host them.”
UNHCR urges governments, financial institutions, …
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COP30 highlights growing need of countries for resilience to storms, flood and fires
11 Nov 2025 09:52 GMT
By Simon Jessop and Alison Withers
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -With typhoons tearing across Southeast Asia this week while areas of Jamaica and Brazil are still clearing debris from damaging storms, delegates at Brazil’s COP30 summit began grappling with how …
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) calls for urgent help for 228,000 flood-affected people in West Africa
31 Oct 2024 20:29 GMT
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently appealing for $10.6 million to address the most pressing needs of 228,000 forcibly displaced people and their host communities across West and Central Africa, where devastating climate-induced torrential rains and …