Iranian father and son re-enact their story for Hungarian theatre goers
Iranian refugee Abouzar and his son, Armin, chose to stay in Hungary despite being detained at the border for 18 months. A new theatre production offers some clues as to why. By Helen Womack and Erno Simon in Budapest In a metal container with one small window looking...
World Food Day: Celebrating efforts to strengthen local food systems for displaced and host communities
Geneva – The 16th of October is World Food Day. This year, the World Food Day commemorations will be jointly led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP). As part of the...
‘My dream has finally come true!’
Sudanese student Raba Hakim fulfils a lifelong dream of going to university, thanks to a MasterCard Foundation scholarship. By Yajun Hu in Tongo Refugee Camp, Ethiopia The huge grin on her face says it all – 16 September was the most exciting day of Raba Abdurahim...
UNHCR calls for equal access for refugees to quality mental healthcare
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to boost quality mental health support for refugees, internally displaced and stateless people. “COVID-19 has taken a devastating toll on people...
UNHCR appeals for end to arrests of asylum seekers in Libya, calls for urgent resumption of humanitarian flights
This statement is attributable to Ayman Gharaibeh, Director of UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa We are increasingly alarmed about the humanitarian situation for asylum seekers and refugees in Libya. Following a large-scale security...
Ivorians return home ahead of their refugee status coming to an end
Repatriations are accelerating as UNHCR recommends an end to refugee status for the vast majority of Ivorians. By Selim Meddeb in Toulepleu Brice Kouewon, 34, has spent a third of his life as a refugee in Liberia. He first left Côte d’Ivoire for over a decade with...
‘Political will’ needed to safeguard 82.4 million displaced – UNHCR protection chief
‘Urgent global collaboration’ is required to put agreed protection principles into practice, Gillian Triggs tells high-level gathering. By UNHCR Staff GENEVA – Governments must boost cooperation and redouble efforts if solutions for the millions of people uprooted by...
UNHCR recommends the cessation of refugee status for Ivorians
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has recommended that States hosting Ivorian refugees end their refugee status and facilitate their voluntary repatriation, reintegration, or acquisition of permanent residency or naturalization for those wishing to remain in host...