UNHCR condemns killing of 25 internally displaced people in Burkina Faso
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly condemns an attack that killed 25 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Burkina Faso on the night of 4 October. Survivors of the attack said that 25 people – all men – were killed, and one seriously injured when their convoy...
#IAmAnAdvocate: Q&A with Lebanese-Canadian entrepreneur Amani Abouchahine
Living in Lebanon after the country was left shook by a civil war, Amani Abouchahine will never forget the destruction her family witnessed and experienced. Now a business owner in Canada, Amani is working to give back to millions of people displaced worldwide. The...
Lifting the spirits of young athletes and helping them find motivation amid calls for racial justice
By Gisele Nyembwe “I want you guys to learn to trust yourself. You can’t walk with your heads low or be afraid to express yourself.” Manock Lual tells his players to know their worth and be proud of who they are. The 32-year old former pro-ball player is the founder...
“Now we have room to speak. But we still have a long way to go.”
UNHCR’s Juliette Murekeyisoni reflects on progress and setbacks for displaced women and girls since a landmark conference in 1995. By Sarah Schafer Twenty-five years ago in Beijing, government delegates, human rights activists and civil society leaders from around...
2020 Nansen Refugee Award spotlights child survivors of sexual exploitation
Mayerlín Vergara Pérez has spent decades helping rehabilitate survivors of childhood sexual exploitation. Around half of those she now serves are Venezuelan refugees and migrants. By Jenny Barchfield A Colombian woman who spent decades working to heal children and...
Maintain aid levels to save lives and protect the vulnerable, UN refugee chief
During the pandemic, sustaining aid will mitigate marginalization that will be more costly to address later, Filippo Grandi tells high-level meeting. By UNHCR staff GENEVA – Maintaining levels of humanitarian aid is a comparatively inexpensive way to save lives and...
UNHCR launches new portal with verified higher education opportunities for refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched a first-of-its kind platform providing verified information on higher education programs available to refugees worldwide. Developed in response to needs expressed by refugee students, the UNHCR Opportunities site intends to...
As COVID-19 pandemic roils Latin America, Venezuelans face wave of evictions
Lockdown job losses make it impossible for many vulnerable Venezuelan refugees and migrants to keep a roof over their heads. By Ángela Méndez Triviño in Riohacha, Colombia, and Ilaria Rápido in Quito, Ecuador In Riohacha, a city on Colombia´s north-eastern coast,...