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UNHCR condemns attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A refugee family – who fled Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria – sit in front of their shelter at the Sayam Forage camp in Niger, May 2016.   © UNHCR/Hélène Caux UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town in south-east Niger, that killed 28 people and injured hundreds more. UNHCR is gravely concerne...

12/15/2020 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/15/2020 04:06 UNHCR condemns attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people 15 December 2020 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town in south-east Niger, that killed 28 people and injured hundreds more. UNHCR is gravely concerned for the safety of over 30,000 refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) who have been sheltering in Toumour. The four-hour attack, claimed by Boko Haram, began at 19:00 on 12 December. According to local sources, the assailants destroyed nearly two-t...

UNHCR condemns attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people Format This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town in south-east Niger, that killed 28 people and injured hundreds more. UNHCR is gravely concerned for the safety of over 30,000 refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) who have been sheltering in Toumour. The four-hour attack, claimed by Boko Haram...