Latest deaths on Mediterranean highlight urgent need for increased rescue capacity
GENEVA, April 15 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Wednesday expressed shock at news from the Mediterranean that hundreds of people were missing after their boat sank and called anew for urgent action to prevent such tragedies in the...
UNHCR urges Kenyan government rethink on Dadaab closure announcement
GENEVA, April 14 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency, responding to Kenya’s announcement that the refugee camps should be closed within three months and 350,000 Somali refugees returned home, on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider. The government’s...The IKEA Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign raises €10.8 million for UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, thanks IKEA customers and co-workers for supporting ‘Brighter Lives for Refugees’, a global cause-related campaign that raised €10.8 million for refugees this year. The campaign ran in IKEA stores globally from 1 February to 29 March...
You Made It Happen
Thanks to the incredible help from supporters, the IKEA Foundation has raised $14 million (€10.8 million) to help improve the lives of refugees around the world by providing educational opportunities and distributing renewable energy devices such as solar...
A new start in Sweden
It has been just over a year since Mahmoud and his family were resettled in the small town of Torsby in central Sweden. Coming here was a dream come true for this young Syrian boy who, like so many of his generation, suffered the traumas of war only to discover...
A Long and Perilous Route to Safety
The sun is still rising in the Congolese sky, but Jean is already busy cleaning the small garden in front of his new house in Bili refugee camp. He greets me with a wide smile. After nearly two years on the run from violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), he...
A Sister’s Courage
Most of all, Hala misses her mother’s bedtime stories. “I was playing outside when our house crumbled,” she says. “I saw people carrying my mom downstairs.” Is Hala smiling, or about to cry? I’m not sure. I’ve finally gathered the courage to ask her what happened....A Syrian Family Counts its Blessings
Syria is now in its 5th year of conflict and refugees are losing hope of going home any time soon. Hassan, Heba and their three children had an affluent life back in Syria; a car rental business a home and a good school for their children. But after Hassan was...