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Sahel
Sahel Emergency Violence in the Sahel: Over 2 million internally displaced within the region Photo: ©UNHCR/Sylvain Cherkaoui Donate now UNHCR is assisting people of concern in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger fleeing violence. Please help these families find safety and...![New shelter eases monsoon threat for young Rohingya family](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/5e5d2bbe3.jpg)
New shelter eases monsoon threat for young Rohingya family
After fleeing for their lives to the world’s largest refugee settlement, young parents lived in fear of heavy rains and landslides before move to new home on stilts. By Roger Burks in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh The young mother smiles as she lays 17-month-old Arafat down...![Barobi Family Makeover: New home offers new hope for Congolese family](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/barobifamilystory-1080x675.jpg)
Barobi Family Makeover: New home offers new hope for Congolese family
American reality TV series, HGTV’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” helps a community build a dream home so a family can build its future. By Sarah Schafer in New York This weekend, millions of viewers will watch the Barobi family, who fled violence in the...![Act now to alleviate suffering at reception centres on Greek islands – UNHCR’s Grandi](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/5e4f9eee4.jpg)
Act now to alleviate suffering at reception centres on Greek islands – UNHCR’s Grandi
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today called for urgent action to address the increasingly desperate situation of refugees and migrants in reception centres in the Aegean islands. Conditions in facilities on Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros are...![Afghan teen aspires to help her country heal](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/teenpakistanstory-1080x675.jpg)
Afghan teen aspires to help her country heal
Forty years of conflict have trapped millions of Afghans in exile, but Nadia yearns to go home – when peace returns, and once she has the medical skills to care for her people. By Christopher Reardon in Quetta, Pakistan Like many teenagers the world over, Nadia Hamidi...![5 stories about love to melt your heart](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/girlhearthands.jpg)
5 stories about love to melt your heart
With the help of humanitarians, friends and families, there’s enough love to go around. By Lidia Abraha in Toronto, Canada Millions of refugees have faced countless hurdles when fleeing conflict and violence. But love and connection are some of the things that hold...![UNHCR welcomes Ethiopia’s ratification of Kampala Convention](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/5b87cd543-966x675.jpg)
UNHCR welcomes Ethiopia’s ratification of Kampala Convention
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Ethiopia’s ratification yesterday of the African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Africa, known as the Kampala Convention. The Convention, a key regional legal...![Newly displaced in Syria in urgent need of protection, shelter](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/5e426b743.jpg)
Newly displaced in Syria in urgent need of protection, shelter
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR is deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of civilians in north-west...![Syrian mother overcomes tragedy to get fresh start in UK](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/syrianuk-1080x675.jpg)