"UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGUEES - UNHCR"

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

“We do not feel a measure such as this new interim rule is the answer” said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) spokesperson in Geneva on Tuesday in response to a new measure announced by the U.S. government and offered to help “to alleviate this strain” on the U.S. asylum system. UNTV CH

The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust works to promote rural communities in the Yorkshire Dales and facilitates work days on a sheep farm for refugees and asylum seekers in England. UNHCR

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The toll from Tuesday’s airstrikes on a detention centre in Tripoli has risen to 53 dead and more than 130 injured, with people in the centre “severely traumatized” by what they saw, UN aid agencies said, reiterating their appeal to close all such facilities in Libya. UNTV CH

An airstrike on Tuesday on the Tajoura Detention Centre, east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, left scores dead and dozens injured. The appalling toll speaks to the deep concerns, expressed repeatedly¸ by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) over the safety of people in detention centres. UNHCR

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said some 7,500 Congolese refugees have arrived in Uganda since the start of June, placing strain on already badly overstretched assistance facilities. UNHCR

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Thousands of suspected foreign ISIL fighters and their families who are being held in detention in Syria and Iraq must treated fairly by their captors and taken back by their own countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday. UNHCR

Fleeing Cameroon’s conflict, Susan Agbo, an elderly refugee, found shelter, solace and support from Lucia, a Nigerian widow who opened her home to Susan and her eight grandchildren. Majority of the 36,000 people who have fled Cameroon's conflict and crossed into Nigeria are living in host communities where their Nigerian hosts have shown solidarity with them. UNHCR