"REFUGEES"

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi thanked Zambia for its generosity and openness in hosting refugees and called for more development support for hosting communities. UNHCR

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

Ongoing heavy floods in South Sudan’s Maban County have displaced nearly 100,000 refugees and the host population. Main roads and vast areas are submerged in flood waters, making access to those in need difficult. UNHCR

Shelling and clashes in northern Syria on the border with Turkey continue to cause hundreds of people to flee, the UN said, despite a cessation of hostilities deal between Turkish forces and Syrian-backed Kurdish military. UNTV CH

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

Syrian refugees started arriving in Bardarash Camp in Duhok Governorate, northern Iraq, on Tuesday as UN agencies reported deaths on both sides of the border between Northeast Syria and Turkey. UNHCR

After a closed-door meeting on Syria held on Wednesday, the UN Security Council issued a statement in which it “expressed deep concern over the risk of the dispersion of terrorists from UN designated groups including ISIL,” and it is also “very concerned over the risk of further deterioration of the humanitarian situation,” amid Turkey’s offensive into northeast Syria. UNIFEED

Wrapping up a two-day visit to South Africa, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, expressed his continued support to its government, as it continues to ensure the protection of refugees and asylum seekers in the country. UNHCR

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

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