Despite progress, more to be done on unlocking power of refugee education
Five years on from the launch of UNHCR’s Refugee Education Strategy 2030, this year’s refugee education report reveals that while remarkable progress has been achieved in global refugee education and enrolment, significant challenges remain, with nearly half of...
History-making Refugee Paralympic Team shows the power of sport to inspire
Competing in six sporting disciplines in Paris, the Refugee Paralympic Team won its first-ever medals, showing the world what refugees with disabilities can achieve By UNHCR staff The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games concluded on Sunday with a raucous closing ceremony and...
Refugee Paralympic Team leaves Paris with historic medals and lasting legacy
PARIS – Zakia Khudadadi, the Refugee Paralympic Team’s (RPT) historic first medal winner, will lead the team out of Paris as the flagbearer at the Paralympic Closing ceremony on Sunday, marking the end of a stunning Paris 2024 Paralympics. Since August 28, eight...
How is the mpox outbreak impacting refugees and displaced people?
A recent surge in mpox cases in Africa has raised concerns about its potentially devastating impact on displaced people living in crowded camps. Find out how UNHCR is working with partners to contain the outbreak By UNHCR staff You may have heard about mpox in the...
Sudanese mother suffers tragedy before perilous escape to Libya
After her family’s life in Darfur was ripped apart by conflict, Tahani Hamid took a dangerous route to Libya, where nearly 100,000 Sudanese refugees have sought safety from the war By Sanne Biesmans in Tripoli, Libya Tahani Hamid, 35, remembers her former life as a...
UNHCR urges inclusion of refugees and IDPs in flood response across West and Central Africa
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – With the onset of the rainy season, severe flooding across Cameroon, Chad, Mali,...
UNHCR rushes relief supplies to support Bangladesh’s flood-affected population
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva In solidarity with the people of Bangladesh, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has rushed...
Scholarship programme prepares refugees to build brighter futures after graduation
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for more investment in higher education for refugees and more employment opportunities for refugee graduates to help realize their potential. In many countries, refugees continue to struggle to access higher education...