UNHCR chief tests positive for COVID-19

Oct 07, 2020

Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 : United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi on Wednesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Taliban has to fulfil promises if they want their financial resources to be unfrozen: UN official

Jan 10, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 10 : The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi has said that the Taliban has to fulfil some promises...

UNHCR shocked at images of 'deplorable conditions' of Haitian immigrants at US Del Rio border

Sep 23, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], September 23 : The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi was shocked by images of the deplorable conditions of Haitian...

UN Refugee chief says Afghanistan a priority despite Russia-Ukraine war

Mar 14, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 14 : A delegation led by Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) arrived in Kabul on Monday to...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for urgent support for Afghans

Sep 17, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 17 : UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, appealed for "urgent and sustained" support for Afghans inside the country and...

Number of refugees fleeing conflict-ridden Ukraine reaches 2 million, says UN

Mar 08, 2022

New York [US], March 8 : Filippo Grandi, head of the UN's refugee agency on Tuesday (local time), said that the number of people...