“It’s important to bring the conversation to the forefront:” Voices of displaced LGBTIQ+ community members
Celebrating the words and stories of four LGBTIQ+ displaced persons who are empowering the community worldwide. All around the world, LGBTIQ+ people face violence and persecution on a daily basis. Currently, 70 countries around the world criminalize same-sex relations...
Joint press release: International community mobilizes to find solutions to the forced displacement that affects Central America and Mexico
Cooperating countries and the European Union, multilateral organizations, international agencies, development banks, the private sector and civil society made new commitments to humanitarian and development support, with contributions for US$110 million. SAN JOSÉ,...
Southern winter spells trouble for Venezuelan refugees and migrants
In the southern half of South America, plummeting temperatures bring additional hardships for those living on the streets, adding to the misery brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. By Stephanie Rabi Misle in Santiago, Chile The cold is already like nothing Wendy*...
Southern hemisphere winter increases hardship for displaced Venezuelans
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that the onset of winter, compounded by the devastating effects of COVID-19, poses a direct threat to the health and livelihoods of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in southern Latin America. Nearly two million Venezuelan refugees...
Global legal community steps up for refugees amid pandemic, providing 165,000 hours of free legal aid
Despite disruptions and challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 there were also opportunities. Law firms, legal clinics, community empowerment organizations, and lawyers around the world mobilized in unprecedented ways to ensure access to justice for...
Refugees find safety and a new life in Mexico
Since 2016, more than 10,000 refugees have started over in Mexico as entrepreneurs, managers and factory workers through a UNHCR programme. By Tim Gaynor in Saltillo and Monterrey, Mexico In Saltillo, a manufacturing boomtown in northern Mexico, companies are hiring...
UNHCR condemns deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly condemns the latest attack by armed groups that...
Refugee athletes aiming to succeed and inspire in Tokyo
The Refugee Olympic Team features athletes who have overcome persecution and conflict and trained for years for the chance to compete at the highest level. By UNHCR Staff A badminton player from Syria, a road cyclist from Afghanistan and a long-distance runner from...