UNHCR releases supplementary COVID-19 appeal to meet exceptional refugee needs in 2021
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, released today its supplementary appeal for 2021 Covid...
UNHCR airlift supplies to assist thousands of Somalis displaced by Cyclone Gati
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, has rushed humanitarian assistance to thousands of people...
More than 530,000 displaced in Mozambique’s conflict-torn north
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, is deeply concerned over the rising number of civilians...
Death threats and gang violence forcing more families to flee northern Central America – UNHCR and UNICEF survey
Death threats, gang recruitment, extortion and other forms of targeted violence are driving more families in northern Central America to flee their homes and seek safety in other countries, a new UNHCR and UNICEF survey reveals today. Nearly 20 per cent of over 3,100...
Cash assistance lessens economic pain of COVID in Jordan
As World Bank-UNHCR study reveals jump in poverty among refugees and host communities during pandemic, cash programmes that offset impact must be scaled up in 2021. By Lilly Carlisle in Amman, Jordan When the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Jordan back in March,...
A cookbook for the holidays celebrates the flavours that make us who we are
In ‘Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community,’ people from all over the world who now call Canada home share their stories and favourite recipes. By Hannah Scott in Toronto When Anuarite Manyoha, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
What I learned from a refugee camp in West Africa
My family fled civil war in Liberia to a refugee camp in Guinea in West Africa. I learned the power of resilience and the value of diversity. By Varlee S. Fofana I grew up with my parents in the Kouankan refugee camp in the West African country of Guinea. We went to...
Growing needs for thousands of displaced Ethiopians in Sudan
As families reunite, their greatest needs are food, water, shelter and sanitation. All long for peace so they can return home. By Ed Ram and Will Swanson in Um Rakuba camp and Village 8, Sudan Before her husband was taken by armed men one day in November, Tsige and...