Jan 23, 2025 · Beirut – Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, visited Lebanon today and reaffirmed UNHCR’s commitment to support Lebanon and help Syrian refugees who are voluntarily returning to their country. During his visit, Grandi congratulated President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam on their appointments and discussed support for displaced Lebanese and ...

6 days ago · UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi visited Lebanon on Thursday (January 23) and reaffirmed UNHCR’s commitment to support Lebanon and help Syrian refugees who are voluntarily returning to their country. During his visit, Grandi congratulated President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam on their appointments and ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 23 (UPI) --U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called Thursday for cooperation between Syria's new authorities, host countries and donors to secure the return ...

Oct 6, 2024 · UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi, who arrived in the capital Beirut on Saturday, said hundreds of thousands have been made destitute in recent days and appealed for an immediate ceasfire. Two weeks...

Oct 6, 2024 · BEIRUT – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on Sunday for greater international support to stem the humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Lebanon. Two weeks of deadly Israeli airstrikes have killed hundreds and forced over a million people to flee their homes.

Oct 7, 2024 · BEIRUT – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on Sunday for greater international support to stem the humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Lebanon. Two weeks of deadly Israeli airstrikes have killed hundreds and forced over a million people to flee their homes.

UNHCR has launched an appeal for $111 million to assist 1 million displaced people in Lebanon through the end of 2024, as part of a wider UN appeal for $425.7 million. Grandi’s visit to...

Oct 5, 2024 · UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said on social network X that "Lebanon faces a terrible crisis" as "hundreds of thousands of people are left destitute or displaced by Israeli air strikes".

BEIRUT, Lebanon – At the end of a two-day visit to Lebanon, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to scale up its support to the Lebanese people and the refugees they host. “I am visiting Lebanon during a very difficult moment,” Grandi said.

Oct 6, 2024 · BEIRUT -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on Sunday for greater international support to stem the humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Lebanon. Two weeks...