Wounded Syrian refugee inspires others through outreach work
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Dec 3 (UNHCR)—Each morning, Ahmad sets off on his moped from his home near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on his way to work as a UNHCR refugee outreach volunteer, offering support and assistance to vulnerable Syrian refugees and Lebanese...
Thousands of stateless people given nationality in Thailand
GENEVA, Dec 1 (UNHCR)—The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed an announcement by the Royal Thai Government that more than 18,000 stateless people have been granted nationality in Thailand in the last three years. The move marks an important further step in the global...
IKEA campaign offers brighter future for Syrian refugees
AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan, Nov 30 (UNHCR)—A planned solar farm is set to transform the lives of thousands of displaced Syrians living in Jordan’s barren northern desert, thanks to donations from IKEA’s Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign. The campaign...
COP 21: Climate change, refugees and couture
LONDON, Nov 30 (UNHCR)—A dress made from the heavy fabric of a tent used to shelter refugees in Jordan shimmers unexpectedly into life at the busy London train station, sparkling with weather data provided by the Met Office. The one-off couture outfit by one of...UNHCR applauds Canada’s response to the Syrian crisis
OTTAWA, Nov. 27, 2015 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is extremely grateful to the People and the Government of Canada for their generous contribution of 100 million Canadian dollars in support of emergency relief...
UNHCR urges CAR combatants to use Pope’s visit to seek peace
GENEVA, Nov 27 (UNHCR)—The UN Refugee Agency has urged Central African Republic’s warring groups to take the opportunity of Pope Francis’s scheduled visit to Bangui this weekend to rebuild the national reconciliation process. Pope Francis is due to arrive...
UNHCR water project aids road safety in Kyrgyzstan
TASHTAK, Kyrgyzstan—For children in this Kyrgyzstan village which was once torn apart by ethnic strife, a daily trek to get buckets of drinking water posed an unexpected danger: traffic. “Whenever my sister and I fetched water, we were afraid to cross the busy...