The invisible crisis: A UNHCR staffer on the front lines in Venezuela
By Hannah Scott It can be hard to imagine a crisis involving more than four million people as invisible — but to UNHCR Communications Officer Olga Sarrado Mur, the Venezuela situation often feels that way. In April of 2018, Sarrado Mur was working in Jordan helping...
Mosul metalworker helps Old City neighbours after displacement
Coming back to this historic district after two long years, Saad found help to repair his house. Now he is putting his skills to work so others can return home. By Firas Al-Khateeb in Mosul, Iraq Ashwaq skips cheerfully past the rubble of destroyed buildings in...
One year in Libya
Reflections from a veteran Canadian staffer on his time as Deputy Head of Mission By Matthew Brook, as told to Lauren La Rose Garden Bay, B.C., is home for Matthew Brook, but he has devoted the past two decades with UNHCR helping refugees in need around the world,...