UNHCR scales up emergency aid in Alkufra, Libya, in response to Sudanese refugee influx
TRIPOLI – As a result of the worsening crisis in Sudan, an increasing number of refugees are fleeing to Libya. Some 97,000 individuals have now sought refuge in the country since the beginning of the conflict. Alkufra, a key entry point to Libya for Sudanese refugees,...
Seven years of crisis for Rohingya refugees
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 As the world marks the seventh anniversary of the large-scale forced displacement of...
Concerned over impact of mpox on refugees and displaced in Africa, UNHCR calls for inclusion and international solidarity
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Public Health Chief Dr. Allen Maina – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – Without additional, urgent support, the recently declared mpox...
Refugee athlete and guide united in their quest for Paralympic gold
Vision-impaired sprinter Guillaume Junior Atangana will carry the flag for the Refugee Paralympic Team with high hopes at the Paris 2024 Paralympics By Kristy Siegfried in Cleckheaton, UK A week before the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Guillaume Junior Atangana and his...
Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as final countdown begins
With three days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced today that T11 Para athletics sprinter Guillaume Junior Atangana will be the Refugee Paralympic Team’s flagbearer at Wednesday’s Opening Ceremony....
New cholera outbreak threatening refugees and displaced communities amid ongoing war and flooding in Sudan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Sudan Kristine Hambrouck – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – A new wave of cholera in Sudan, the second outbreak since the...
Harvesting honey in Afghanistan raises hopes for a sweeter future
A beekeeping project is creating livelihoods for Afghan women and men and helping the environment By Caroline Gluck in Guzara district, western Afghanistan Dressed in a white protective suit, gloves, and a hat with mesh netting covering her face, Hadia, a young...
From the limbo of statelessness to belonging in Panama
After moving to Panama from Colombia at the age of 20, Hermelinda spent much of the next 50 years living in fear because she lacked a legal identity By Melissa Pinel in Darien, Panama For 71 of Hermelinda’s 72 years, she felt invisible. “I was ‘forbidden’. A person...