Cindy Ngamba wins historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team
Boxer won a bronze medal in the 75kg category after a dominant quarterfinal win By UNHCR staff Refugee athlete Cindy Ngamba won the first-ever medal for the Refugee Olympic Team in Paris on Sunday, after she triumphed in her quarterfinal bout and guaranteed herself at...
Refugees paddle for inclusion in Seville
The Crew Together project in the Spanish city of Seville uses canoeing to promote refugees’ integration as well as their physical and mental well-being By Lurdes Calvo, in Seville, Spain Fleeing war, Anastasia crossed a continent by train to reach Seville in southern...
News comment: UNHCR urges action as famine is declared in Sudan
This statement is attributed to Mamadou Dian Balde, Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Sudan situation and UNHCR’s Regional Director for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region The warning signs were there for months. Now we have the tragic confirmation...
Refugees discover benefits of insect farming in Zimbabwe
Refugees at Tongogara settlement have learned how to breed black soldier flies for a greener animal feed and fertilizer that is helping them earn an income By Hélène Caux in Tongogara refugee settlement, Zimbabwe When Francine Mashimango fled violence in the...
Largest-ever Refugee Olympic Team makes its entrance as Paris Games open
Members of the 37-strong team have overcome extraordinary odds to reach the globe’s highest sporting stage and carry the hopes of some 120 million displaced people worldwide By UNHCR staff Journeying down the Seine through the historic heart of a rainy Paris, cheered...
At Paris Olympics opening, UNHCR’s Grandi hails refugee athletes as a beacon of hope and peace
PARIS – At the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged the world to follow the example of the refugee teams that are competing, as they promote peaceful co-existence and mutual respect. UNHCR, the UN...
UN Refugee Agency marks 73 years of the Refugee Convention, urging universal accession
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This Sunday, 28 July, marks the 73rd anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the...
A refugee Olympian from South Sudan shows the true meaning of sport
As a young boy, Yiech Pur Biel was forced to flee his home in South Sudan before going on to compete in the first Refugee Olympic Team, and now uses his experiences to offer hope to others By Pur Biel, athlete, Olympian and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador The first time I...