2023 was a year of records broken. Despite mounting challenges – 43 emergencies declared worldwide, nearly half of our budgeted needs unmet, and over 120 million forcibly displaced – we stayed and delivered. UNHCR's Global Report 2023 is now out: reporting.unhcr.org/global-report-…

Today we honour the people who had no choice but to leave home because of war, violence and persecution, and those who host and support them. No better way to do so than celebrate #WorldRefugeeDay in Africa, where displacement is a big challenge but solidarity is a shared value.

The idea that the Global South must choose between development and the fight against climate change is a Western-leaning stance. Peoples’ perceptions rather align with the scientific community’s warning: there cannot be development without effective fight against #ClimateChange.

Our Global Report 2023 is out! It highlights the results achieved by UNHCR and partners as we responded to the needs of a record number of forcibly displaced and stateless people. This wouldn't have been possible without our donors' support. Find out: bit.ly/3VN2TqY

When a crisis strikes and people flee their homes, UNHCR is there to respond. When people face the consequences of conflict and persecution for years, UNHCR is there to assist. Learn how, in 2023, #FlexibleFunding from our donors enabled us to be there. reporting.unhcr.org/flexible-fundi…

Refugees can make important contributions to the communities that welcome them. If they are given the chance. Just take a look at Brazil. bit.ly/4eQMLfz

Wow! 32 years! For this one, the video is the caption. ❤️

🙌 🙌 my boss ⁦Filippo Grandi⁩ on behalf of ⁦UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency⁩ has been awarded the Olympic Laurel - a true honor! “Sport is vital for millions of refugees. It brings people together, benefits mental health, and gives children positive role models.” olympics.com/ioc/news/olymp…

🌟 92-year-old WWII refugee empowers refugees through sports! Meet Claude Marshall, a volunteer who escaped Germany as a child and dedicated over three decades to UNHCR. Discover his incredible journey in this edition of #HumanitariansAtWork: bit.ly/4cSFjiR

What a moment! The Refugee Olympic Team Team proudly floated in at the #Paris2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony with Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al-Ghotany as flag-bearers. 37 athletes. One goal: representing refugees from all over the world at the highest level of sports. #CheerForRefugees

Straordinaria cerimonia di apertura dei Giochi Olimpici #Parigi2024 Un po’ di parte (o forse no?) a pensare che un momento potentissimo resta l’ingresso della squadra olimpica dei rifugiati Refugee Olympic Team Che ci ricorda che un mondo migliore è possibile #CheerForRefugees

“I can't imagine my life without my dog. She is always there for me, my comfort, companion and strength.” When G. fled Syria, she couldn’t leave her best friend behind. “My dog has been the bright spot amid a dark period of my life” she confided in us after crossing to Greece.

«Che l’Europa si doti, finalmente dopo anni, di un sistema di salvataggio comune mi sembra ugualmente un dovere, francamente è scandaloso che non sia stato elaborato o stabilito negli ultimi anni» Filippo Grandi a #Ilcavalloelatorre UNHCR Italia

I am sorry to see that despite years of talk, gender inequality is on full display at the #UNGA General Debate. Less than 10% of speakers this week are women. This is unacceptable – especially when we know gender equality delivers for peace, climate action and much more.

Che grande onore ricevere alla sede dell’UNHCR a Ginevra il Presidente Mattarella, instancabile difensore dei diritti e valori che sostengono la cooperazione internazionale e la solidarietà nei confronti dei più deboli, compresi i rifugiati. Grazie, Presidente.

The UN's refugee chief Filippo Grandi tells me of "the terrible, sad, tragic irony” of people fleeing back into Syria from Lebanon.

The first people I met arriving at the Syrian/Lebanese border were Qasem and his daughter. After 12 years as a refugee he feels safe to return home and start rebuilding a life in Syria. It won’t be easy. But the hope I saw in his eyes was real — and deserves our support.

An appeal to European leaders from a lifetime humanitarian: as you discuss boosting defense spending please don’t overlook humanitarian aid, which faces devastating cuts. Aid, too, is about keeping your countries safe. Aid promotes stability. And a stable world is a safer world.

To borrow the words of Van Heuven Goedhart, the first UNHCR, the situation captured on this photograph (NYT today) should burn holes in our conscience.

Flexible funding isn’t a nice-to-have. It's a must-have. It’s what stands between refugees and unmet needs. Our Flexible Funding Report 2024 shows how it enabled UNHCR to respond in emergencies and forgotten crises. Find out more: unhcr.org/media/flexible…