The Man from U.N.H.C.R.

The number of refugees could double in the next decade, the head of UNHCR says why
The UNHCR, cares for 114 million refugees and displaced people worldwide. Filippo Grandi, the head of the United Nations refugee agency, says that number could double in a decade if the world cannot find ways to stop war.

Kateryna Gordichuk: High Commissioner Grandi, of course, we cannot ignore the fact that one of the biggest headlines today is in Gaza and you opened your own Global Refugee Forum with a strong plea for a ceasefire. Can you tell me why it is so urgent right now with what needs to be done by world leaders to address this crisis?

Filippo Grandi: Let me preface this by making it clear: UNHCR is not involved in this particular humanitarian response, simply because Palestinians and Palestinian refugees are under the umbrella of a special United Nations organization called UNWRA. So, there’s a division of labor. But of course, we are concerned like everybody.