Football keeps young refugees’ dreams alive in Kenya’s Kakuma camp
Football has become part of the fabric of young people’s lives in the Kakuma refugee camp, allowing refugees like Abdirahman to showcase their talents and follow their dreams. By Samuel Otieno and Kathryn Porteous in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya As the sun sinks towards...
UNHCR and partners urge renewed support for South Sudanese refugees with new funding appeal
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with 123 partners, is seeking $1.4 billion this year to meet the needs of 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. A similar...
UNHCR urges immediate action amid heightened risks for displaced in eastern DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UNHCR Refugee Agency, is raising the alarm as ongoing violence in eastern...
Support urgently needed to avert a deeper Sahel crisis, UNHCR’s protection chief warns
Mali has continued accepting refugees, most recently from Burkina Faso, allowing them to access services once registered. BAMAKO – The top protection official of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commended Mali and its neighbours for keeping their borders open to people...
Violence and xenophobia threaten access to education in Ecuador
For displaced young people like Gloria* and Ernesto* from Venezuela, access to school – a welcome sanctuary from their daily struggles – is threatened by a recent surge in criminal violence. By Diana Díaz and Ilaria Rapido in Guayaquil, Ecuador Gloria Fernández*, 18,...
UNHCR issues new guidance on international refugee protection for Haitians
GENEVA — Amidst the rapidly deteriorating security, human rights and humanitarian situation in Haiti, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has issued today new legal guidance to ensure that international refugee protection is provided for Haitians who need it. Indiscriminate...
In northern Mozambique, people flee new attacks while others return home
Amidst renewed violence and displacement, more funding is urgently needed to improve conditions for those forced to flee, and for those returning home. By Hélène Caux in Lianda and Mocímboa da Praia The first time armed men attacked Maizala Saidi’s village in Nangade...
Syrian refugees face waning support and hope after 13 years
Zuhur is among more than 5 million Syrians still living as refugees 13 years into the crisis, but Lebanon’s economic turmoil and decreased humanitarian support have pushed her and others to the brink. By Nadine Mazloum in Tripoli, Lebanon When Zuhur, 44, fled to...