Barney Thompson

1 week ago | unhcr.org | Barney Thompson

Skip to main content UNHCR global website: Change site Close Global sites Life-saving, efficient and secure: humanitarian aid that gives refugees choices Stories Providing financial support directly to people forced to flee allows them to meet their most essential and urgent needs in the most cost-effective way.

Mar 6, 2024 | theguardian.com | Barney Thompson

My mother, Kathryn Davies, who has died aged 79, was a presenter for the BBC World Service of flagship programmes including Newshour, Twenty-Four Hours and East Asia Today, as well as a correspondent for the Guardian and the Financial Times in south-east Asia and the Middle East. Journalism ran in the family: she was married to the BBC World Service correspondent Jack Thompson for 52 years, while I worked for the Times and the FT.

Dec 15, 2023 | globalsecurity.org | Barney Thompson |John Pike

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees World's largest gathering on refugee issues results in over 1,600 pledges of action and financial commitments worth an estimated $2.2 billion.

Dec 15, 2023 | reliefweb.int | Barney Thompson |Charlie Dunmore

World’s largest gathering on refugee issues results in over 1,600 pledges of action and financial commitments worth an estimated $2.2 billion. By Barney Thompson and Charlie Dunmore in Geneva | 16 Dec 2023The Global Refugee Forum 2023 closed on Friday with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praising the “determined unity” shown by participants who – in the face of global division and crises – pledged transformative action on behalf of refugees and the countries hosting them.