Hugo Reichenberger

Bit of Jorge Luis #Borges to lighten the week. “I thought that a man can be an enemy of other men, of the moments of other men, but not of a country: not of fireflies, words, gardens, streams of water, sunsets.” #ThursdayThoughts

TB #UNHCR2026 #ExCom: a #Haiku #Tanka version Convention's flame HC: called for cupping hands "Protect! From winds.." L'espoir, désormais, Annoncé par tant de voix. Ô, estruturas. Saudades, Jací. Lar, sempre longe. Dunkel wird die Zeit Durch Hoffnung bleiben wir frei.

This week, Prof Thompson of @UniofOxford joined @Refugees to explore our history: a small agency navigating Cold War politics and decolonization. Crises brings change: including OAU Refugee Convention’s expanded protections. Refreshing to be reminded: uncertainty isn’t new.

HCR's @EdemWosornu today at #ExCOm2026 @Refugees funding cuts are being felt by 👪families awaiting legal status 🚸Separated child searching 4 parents ♀️Survivors seeking GBV services 🏠Returnees wanting a home 🪪Stateless person seeking rights ➡️unhcr.org/news/speeches-and-…

At #ExCom2026, UNHCR convened a side event on operationalizing the #RouteBasedApproach to mixed and onward movements. Our goal: to connect protection responses across countries of origin, transit, asylum and destination - so no one falls between the gaps of borders.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia hosts 1.1M+ refugees, including 21,000 Sudanese in Amhara & 33,000 in Benishangul-Gumuz. Its settlement-based approach includes refugees in national services — with a lesson from Addis: solutions must begin at the onset of an emergency. #Sudan

🇸🇩 Sudan's Ambassador Hassan Hamid Hassan: 5M+ Sudanese have returned home, yet Khartoum's water, hospitals & schools lie devastated — he appealed for early recovery, reconstruction & access to financing. 🇹🇩 Chad: borders remain open, with refugees included in national systems

“Please, don't get tired," urged @mamadou_dbalde , UNHCR Director for Eastern & Southern Africa, to countries hosting Sudanese refugees. With 55,000+ arrivals in eastern Chad this year and the regional response plan just 28% funded.

Today at #ExCom2026 side event on #Sudan @UN @Refugees Agency’s new Assistant High Commissioner for Operations @anton_leis called Sudan one of the world's current largest humanitarian crises: 13.3M people displaced, while 5.5M Sudanese have returned home since January 2025

“Neither children should be born stateless, nor should people have to die stateless.” A call f/ @CBukalo of State Free, whose lived experience reminds us that laws are not enough. Change requires implementation, accessible procedures + meaningful partnership w/ stateless people

Powerful examples from around the world show that childhood statelessness can be prevented. 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire and 🇵🇭 the Philippines shared reforms on nationality laws, birth registration, digital identity systems + @coe highlighted child-centred safeguards

Marking her first ExCom as Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, @EdemWosornu opened a powerful discussion on statelessness - 600k people acquired or confirmed nationality through #IBelong + Global Alliance of 200 members, momentum is growing. #EndStatelessness #IBelong

📊UNHCR data shows cross-border movements from #Ukraine continues w/ millions displaced + relying on short-term visits rather than sustainable returns 🇺🇦 Nearly 6 million refugees remain globally, and returns are slowing ⚠️The war’s impact is not over 🔗data.unhcr.org/en/documents/…

📢 The 2026 Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan is out! 🙆‍♀️Millions still need urgent humanitarian and protection support in Ukraine — this plan sets priorities for life-saving assistance. 👉 Read full plan: reliefweb.int/report/ukraine… 📷Dnipro city 🇺🇦 by @UN @Refugees

❄️Power outages, harsh winter & ongoing attacks deepen hardship for millions in #Ukraine. @UNHCRUkraine & partners continue delivering protection, shelter, cash assistance & winter support to those most in need. 🔗 Read our full update: data.unhcr.org/en/documents/…

War impacts civilians just like you and me like this family in Kyiv last month Thanks to donors such as @JerseyOAC 🇯🇪, @UNHCRUkraine continues supporting those impacted and displaced by war in #Ukraine Today, we at UNHCR, celebrate Jersey’s Liberation Day 🇯🇪 👏

🗣️Want to know about @UNHCRMoldova's priorities for 2025 and its response to refugees from Ukraine (and beyond) and stateless persons in terms of Child Protection 🚸 GBV 🙆‍♀️ inclusion 👨‍💼 and shelter 🏠? Read #UNHCR #Moldova's Programme Summary 👉data.unhcr.org/en/documents/…

Páscoa no Vale Sertig, 2025 "Belo esplendor, Nos faz sentir pequeno, Tanta grandeza. E, nos torna imenso, Espantando o caos." #Tanka #Japanese #Poetry #Poesia #Japonesa #Photography #Leica #tankaemlinguaportuguesa #sertigdörfli #sertigtal #suiça #suisse #schweiz @StormHour