Four Generations on the Run
As the ferry anchors near Kagunga village, on the Tanzanian shores of Lake Tanganyika, 60-year-old Foibe Ndikumana sits patiently on the sand, yearning to hear her name called. She is eager to leave behind the crowded lakefront village and the haunting memories of...
UNHCR welcomes EU Mediterranean plans, but says more needs to be done
GENEVA, April 22 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Tuesday welcomed European plans to tackle the challenges of irregular migration in the Mediterranean, but said much more was needed after hundreds of refugees and migrants lost their lives on the high seas. In...
Statelessness: UNHCR calls for global commitment on women’s nationality rights
NEW YORK, United States, March 10 (UNHCR) – As part of its #IBelong campaign to end statelessness, the UN refugee agency on Tuesday called for a global commitment to ensure all women can pass on their nationality to their children. UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner...