Lorey Campese 👨🏻‍💻

If you think young people can't make a difference, you're not watching the #TransformingEducation Summit at #UNGA. Among the brilliant students bringing ideas and action are four young refugees. To say they're an inspiration would be an understatement. 💙💙

Today I begin my tenure as High Commissioner for @Refugees. Guided by our shared humanity and legal mandate, we will work with our partners and host nations, to protect refugees, deliver durable solutions, and confront the displacement crises affecting millions of people.

I very warmly welcome the election of @BarhamSalih as the next @UN High Commissioner for refugees and wish him and UNHCR all the very best!

I welcome the election by the General Assembly of @BarhamSalih of Iraq, as the next @UN High Commissioner for @Refugees. My utmost gratitude to @FilippoGrandi for his leadership & tireless efforts in protecting refugees, displaced persons & stateless people.

I am honoured to have been elected as the incoming United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. As a former refugee, I know first-hand how protection and opportunity can change the course of a life. That experience will inform a leadership approach grounded in empathy, pragmatism, and a principled commitment to international law. My foremost responsibility will be to refugees and others forced to flee—upholding their rights and dignity and advancing durable solutions so that displacement remains a temporary situation, not a permanent fate. At a time of record displacement and severe pressure on humanitarian resources, delivering on UNHCR’s mandate requires a renewed focus on impact, accountability, and efficiency. This is a shared responsibility. UNHCR will build on the important reforms undertaken in recent years to strengthen operational effectiveness and value for money. I will work with Member States and partners across the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to mobilize the capacity, resources, and collective will needed to reach those most in need. I am grateful to the Secretary-General, António Guterres, and to the General Assembly for their confidence, and to High Commissioner Filippo Grandi for his principled and tireless leadership during a period of extraordinary global challenge. I look forward to working closely with UNHCR’s dedicated staff, states, partners, host communities, and, most importantly, refugees themselves to advance protection and durable solutions fit for both the promise and the perils of the 21st century.

It’s official! @BarhamSalih, former President of Iraq, has been elected as the next High Commissioner for Refugees. Having been a refugee himself, he brings powerful lived experience to lead UNHCR. We’re excited to welcome him soon. 💙

Most people who follow the @UN know Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for @antonioguterres, from his daily live press briefings. I thought Awake at Night listeners would enjoy getting to know the person behind the podium on this week’s unfiltered episode. un.org/en/awake-at-ni…

A few weeks before the end of my UNHCR tenure I am where I started working as a UNHCR field officer 38 years ago — Sudan, which is going through the worst humanitarian and refugee crisis worldwide. Here not only to close a loop but also to call for peace, attention and resources.

We are saddened by the death of a social protection specialist from our partner @SSS_Ukraine, killed in the horrific attack on Zaporizhzhia on 20 Nov. Our thoughts are with their family. Attacks on civilians must stop. They are #NotATarget.

We do not give up. #UNDay

We asked UNHCR staff around the world why they do this work. This is what they said.

Asylum saves lives. No one should be sent back to a place where they are in danger. Those fleeing war and persecution deserve safety—and when safe options exist, traffickers lose power. #UNGA

From Gaza to Ukraine to Sudan to Myanmar, peace remains out of reach. High Commissioner @FilippoGrandi urges leaders to seize this moment at #UNGA: choose peace over war and end the suffering of millions.

“First, the war must stop. I want to return home. I want to rebuild my Sudan.” 13-year-old Mishkat, displaced by war, shares her poem and heartfelt message about her dreams for #Sudan🇸🇩. Her soft voice is the voice of Sudan’s children, pleading for peace and a future.

The war in Ukraine hasn’t stopped. Relentless Russian attacks are still forcing families to flee their homes. As evacuations rise, so do humanitarian needs. Your support can help us deliver life-saving aid ⤵️

A vast return operation for Afghans in Iran is underway. I have agreed with officials in Kabul and Tehran to resume tripartite talks to address their concerns, ensure the fulfillment of their responsibilities, uphold the rights of the people impacted and mobilize donor support.

427 Rohingya people are reported dead in two tragic shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean —- a reminder of the desperate situation of discriminated Rohingya communities in Myanmar, and of the hardship faced by refugees in Bangladesh as humanitarian aid dwindles. unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

We at UNHCR rejoice with Catholics worldwide in saluting Pope Leo XIV — trusting that he will be a beacon of hope and humanity, a defender of peace and justice and a voice for the voiceless in this difficult world. @Pontifex

I told Member States today that we will do our best to maintain support to refugees and host countries amidst harsh funding cuts. But doing "more with less" is impossible. We are forced to do less with less. My message to governments: now is the time for renewed commitment.

Funding cuts to humanitarian aid come at a human cost, and people forced to flee are paying the highest price. High Commissioner @FilippoGrandi reminds the Security Council: aid is indispensable to finding solutions to crises. Read his full address: bit.ly/42wCYaz