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Inicia gira de Payasos sin Fronteras y ACNUR en Ecuador
news UNHCR Ecuador, 03 Aug 2022 (1 year ago )Con malabares, narices rojas y muchas risas, ACNUR y Payasos sin Fronteras traen alegría a niñas y niños refugiados y ecuatorianos en todo el país. Es temprano en la mañana y ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, y la organización Payasos sin Fronteras, se dirigen rumbo Otavalo, ciudad... -
UNHCR Briefing Note - 02 August 2022 - Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programmes in DR Congo
news UNHCR, 02 Aug 2022 (1 year ago )Due to insufficient funding, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is unable to adequately respond to the rising humanitarian needs of refugees and internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC is among the most underfunded of UNHCR’s operations worldwide. As of 30 Ju... -
Una evaluación a personas refugiadas y migrantes venezolanas en Ecuador revela sus necesidades más críticas
news UNHCR Ecuador, 28 Jul 2022 (1 year ago )QUITO – A pesar de los grandes avances en el acceso a derechos y servicios para personas refugiadas y migrantes de Venezuela en Ecuador, más de la mitad sigue enfrentando barreras significativas para acceder a necesidades más básicas como alimentos y casi tres cuartos vive en condición migratoria ir... -
From internally displaced to businesswoman: a story of resilience, hope and gratefulness
news © UNHCR/Saad Sawas, 15 Jul 2022 (1 year ago )After having fled her home with her family eight years, ago, Amina, mother of six, decided recently to return with her children to her home in Ar-Rastan city, Homs Governorate. The sole breadwinner of her family, Amina, a bright, optimistic and energetic 43-year old, decided to start her own busine... -
UNHCR survey finds refugees from Ukraine hope to go home
news UNHCR, 13 Jul 2022 (1 year ago )The majority of refugees from Ukraine hope to return home as soon as possible but around two-thirds expect to stay in their current host countries until hostilities subside and the security situation improves, according to new findings published today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. -
UNHCR’s Grandi welcomes developments on EU asylum reform, encourages further progress under Czech EU Presidency
news Statement attributed to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, 28 Jun 2022 (1 year ago )Prague – I have just returned from the Czech Republic, where I met government representatives as the country prepares to take over the Presidency of the European Union (EU) on 1 July. It comes during a key period when the EU and its Member States, along with other countries, continue to show remarka... -
WHO launches new platform to coordinate health sector partners in Poland
news World Health Organization, 24 Jun 2022 (1 year ago )WHO has launched a new platform for health sector partners in Poland, helping to strengthen coordination efforts among actors responding to the needs of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. The dashboard provides up-to-date information, including details about new partners, on an interactive map... -
Una caja de ahorros brinda la esperanza a pequeños emprendedores en Ecuador
news UNHCR Ecuador, 24 Jun 2022 (1 year ago )Para Judith Albacura, acceder a un préstamo siempre había sido una misión casi imposible. Los bancos le solicitaban muchos documentos, y a esta mujer indígena de los Andes ecuatorianos, se le complicaba mucho reunir todos los papeles. Pero gracias una caja de ahorros fundada por un venezolano, Judi... -
Polish Government adopt an amendment to the law on assistance to citizens of Ukraine – press conference
news Ministry of Interior, 23 Jun 2022 (1 year ago )On 23 June 2022, Deputy Minister and government plenipotentiary for aid to Ukrainian refugees Szefernaker and newly appointed Minister-Member of the Council of Ministers Scigaj held a press conference on assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Poland. -
On World Refugee Day, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller calls for equal treatment of refugees - whoever, wherever, whenever
news Stiller: “Protecting people forced to flee is a collective global responsibility. We have to remember this could happen to anyone, anywhere.”, 20 Jun 2022 (1 year ago )GENEVA – Today, on World Refugee Day 2022, Ben Stiller, Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called for compassion and support for all refugees around the world and those forced to flee. During a visit to Poland and Ukraine this week, where Stiller is meeting those recently forc...