The Refugees Learning to Reconnect
The city of Nouakchott, Mauritania, is no stranger to refugees. Around 1,500 people who have fled some of Africa’s bloodiest conflicts now call it home. One of them, Budiaki*, is sitting in a computer room at a bustling Women’s Centre when I arrive, using her own...
An Old Conflict Causes New Wounds in Iraq
Asam thought he had lost everything that mattered when his family fled their home in Sinjar, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, during an attack in August 2014. But just a few months after finding shelter in Amadi, an idyllic town perched atop a mountain in Dohuk...
Number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece soars 750 per cent over 2014
GENEVA, Aug 7 (UNHCR)—Some 124,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Greece by sea at the end of July this year—a staggering 750 per cent increase on the same period in 2014, the UN refugee agency detailed on Friday. UNHCR said that in July alone 50,000 new...
More than 100 Somali refugees arrive home in Mogadishu from Kenya
MOGADISHU, Aug 5 (UNHCR)—More than 100 Somali refugees from Kenya flew into the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, marking a new chapter in the voluntary return process. Earlier in the day, two planes, carrying 116 people, took off from Dadaab camp in Northeastern...
UNHCR assists flood victims in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Kachin states
Help Now GENEVA, Aug 4 (UNHCR)—Cyclone Komen which swept across western Myanmar last week has caused extensive damage, including to areas where thousands of displaced people are living, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. Strong winds, heavy rains and serious...David Morrissey, ‘Walking Dead’ actor, meets refugees in Greece
David Morrissey, UNHCR Supporter and ‘Walking Dead’ actor, travelled with UNHCR to the Greek island of Lesvos to meet with refugees who have fled conflict and persecution in their own countries and undertaken dangerous sea crossings in order to find safety and...
Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp turns three, challenges for the future of thousands living there
GENEVA, July 28 (UNHCR)—As Jordan’s Za’atari camp—the largest refugee camp in the Middle East—prepared to mark its third anniversary, the UN refugee agency revealed on Tuesday (July 28) an increase in the number of refugees seeking shelter in camps across...
Awaiting Peace, but Not a Paycheck
Rudy, with his gift for languages, found work at the front desk of a hotel. Nusheen got a job making sandwiches. And Simav, who was forced to put law school on hold when her family fled Syria, is selling cosmetics. Thousands of Syrian refugees, fleeing violence at...