War, Sex and Survival
The 17-year-old girl – I’ll call her Juliette – unrolls a condom in front of a dozen women at the community centre in Lushebere camp, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). What she teaches them here today may change their lives forever. Her demonstration is part of...
Typhoon Haiyan Anniversary: From ship to shore, a story of survival
TACLOBAN, the Philippines, November 6 (UNHCR) – The big dredger looks menacing as it towers over the houses next to it. Children run around the ship, playing and seemingly unaware of the tragedy that placed it there. Somebody has nonetheless scribbled a message on the...Statelessness in Lebanon: Leal’s Story
“To be stateless is like you don’t exist, you simply don’t exist. You live in a parallel world with no proof of your identity” – Leal Leal was born in Lebanon but is stateless. Her grandfather was Lebanese but did not register the birth...UNHCR announces push to end statelessness worldwide by end-2024
UNHCR is today launching a global “I Belong” campaign aimed at ending within 10 years the problem of statelessness – a devastating legal limbo for the millions of people worldwide who lack any nationality and the human rights protections that go with it. The goal of...
South Sudanese seek a chance to get on with life without fear
ADJUMANI DISTRICT, Uganda, November 3 (UNHCR) – Peter sat in the shade of a large tree in northern Uganda’s Adjumani district, still terrified that the violence he and his family left behind will catch up with them once again. “Sometimes my mind thinks...
A warm welcome for displaced Ukrainians in Russia’s Rostov region
KRASNY DESANT, Russian Federation, October 31 (UNHCR) – Lidia resents the presence of camera crews outside her house, saying she only did what anyone else would have done in her position, and the figures bear her out. The widow, like hundreds of other people living in...
Ex-Olympics chief Rogge visits young Syrian refugees in Jordan with message of hope
AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan, October 29 (UNHCR) – Former Olympics chief Jacques Rogge on Wednesday welcomed plans to build a youth sports complex in Jordan’s Azraq Refugee Camp and said it would help Syrian children overcome the trauma of war and displacement....
Stitch by stitch towards greater protection in northern Myanmar
LAIZA, Myanmar, October 29 (UNHCR) – With colourful fabrics spread around tables and the rhythmic sound of sewing machines, interrupted by laughter and conversation, there is great camaraderie among a group of women in one of Laiza’s camps for internally...