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UNHCR’s Grandi meets Cameroonians displaced by conflict over scarce resources
By Cedric Kalonji Mfunyi in Maroua, Cameroon After water scarcity driven by climate change sparked deadly clashes in Cameroon’s Far North, UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for reconciliation and more help for those affected. When simmering disputes between...
Refugees samba in Rio’s famed Carnival parade to celebrate Brazilian openness
By María Rubi in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil As special guests of the Salgueiro samba school, refugees showed off their fancy footwork and strengthened bonds with the country that has welcomed them. On a recent Friday night, a potent cocktail of excitement, nerves and...
UNHCR and partners seek urgent funds to help thousands of refugees fleeing to Uganda
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 44 humanitarian partners are urgently appealing for...
Repaired Benghazi home brings comfort after loss and displacement
By Farah Harwida and Mohamed Alalem in Benghazi, Libya Rehabilitation scheme helps people return home and rebuild their lives in Benghazi, which hosts the largest number of returnees and families displaced by conflict in eastern Libya. When Jalila* first returned to...
UN Refugee Agency appeals for urgent action amid soaring deaths at sea
More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Central and Western Mediterranean and Atlantic last year to Europe.
UNHCR, States vow to step up support for solutions for those displaced by Central African crises
YAOUNDE – A new declaration calling for more concerted action to help nearly 1.4 million displaced Central Africans has been signed after a key regional conference organized by the Government of Cameroon and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
Ethiopia: The ongoing emergency in the Tigray region
After eight years living in the Shimelba refugee camp, Fathma (pictured above), an Eritrean refugee, found herself fleeing for her life once again. The conflict in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia reached the camp, which was destroyed. She is now among the...
Afghanistan: The latest on an escalating humanitarian crisis
UNHCR will continue to step up its response in Afghanistan as the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate after a tumultuous year. The country was already facing a number of crippling crises before the Taliban took power in August...
Climate change: How the defining crisis of our time is impacting displacement
For more than seven decades, UNHCR has been providing aid and protection to people who have been displaced from their homes due to war, conflict and persecution. Now, there is another devastating threat driving displacement and uprooting the lives of millions in the...
UNHCR helps Syrian student on his journey to higher learning
The UNHCR refugee scholarship program (DAFI) has sponsored more than 18,500 refugee students in over 50 countries since it began in 1992. Shadi Al Mesitef was a DAFI scholar at Zarqa University in Jordan where he studied medical laboratory. He graduated in June of...
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