"UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGUEES - UNHCR"

Uganda has offered safe haven to thousands of people fleeing escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They have been stranded in a remote, inaccessible area since late May, unable to cross due to a COVID-19 lockdown restricting movement in and out of the country. UNHCR

Afghanistan has endured more than 40 years of conflict which have left 4.6 million people displaced today. UNHCR said it was working with the World Bank, other development and humanitarian partners, and neighbouring countries Pakistan and Iran to provide support for refugees, host communities, and the millions of people inside Afghanistan. UNHCR

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

Uganda has opened two border points along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite its COVID-19 lockdown, to let in thousands of people stranded after fleeing violence. UNHCR

Behind the counter of her small convenience store in a rundown neighbourhood of Tripoli, north Lebanon, Kawkab keeps a list of debts owed to her by customers, including Syrian refugees and Lebanese citizens. In recent months, the list has grown so long she needs three separate notebooks to record all the entries. UNHCR

A passion and talent for art has provided comfort and hope for a young Eritrean refugee artist living in Libya, amid an ongoing conflict and a deteriorating economic and social situation due to COVID-19 lockdown measures. UNHCR

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, airlifted 88 tons of emergency aid for refugees and internally displaced people in Burkina Faso. UNHCR

The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, with more than 150,000 new cases of COVID-19 reported to World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday – “the most in a single day so far,” the WHO’s chief, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said today in Geneva. WHO

22-year-old Ivorian artist Gebret O’Plérou designed the 2020 World Refugee Day emoji, representing two hands linked together in the shape of a heart. UNHCR

Briefing by UN High Commissioner for Refugees - Security Council Open VTC