Opinion: We have a common responsibility to fight anti-refugee rhetoric
You have often heard us at UNHCR raising the alarm about populist rhetoric that demonizes refugees, asylum seekers or migrants. In Canada, like in many Western countries these days, terms such as “illegals” or “refugee crisis” are used to describe those arriving at...
From refugee to Rhodes scholar
Drawing on her past, a young Manitoban is changing future conversations about refugees in Canada When Annette Riziki’s mom heard that her daughter had received a Rhodes scholarship late last year, she danced around their Winnipeg living room, telling Annette, “I told...
Ayman’s longstanding commitment to refugee service
After more than 25 years in the field, UNHCR’s Representative in Yemen remains motivated and inspired by resilient refugees Unfulfilled by his previous job working for a bank in Amman, Jordan, then 25-year-old Ayman Gharaibehtook a one-month UNHCR contract in Kuwait,...
Less than 5 per cent of global refugee resettlement needs met last year
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. New data released by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency shows that despite record levels of...
Supporting Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh
The UN is seeking US$920 million to meet the needs of more than 900,000 refugees from Myanmar and 330,000 vulnerable residents in Bangladesh host communities. By Christopher Reardon and Areez Tanbeen Rahman in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh Inside a bamboo...
UNHCR chief praises Ethiopia’s innovative approach to refugees
Filippo Grandi visits groundbreaking projects that improve the lives of refugees and their host communities. By Dana Hughes ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – On his four-day visit to Ethiopia, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised the country’s...
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh
The events that unfolded in the aftermath of August 2017 showed us the best and worst of humankind that exist in our world today. In a matter of months, over 700,000 people were forced from their homes in Rakhine State into Bangladesh. A year and a half later, there...
Once his only option, running is now Somali refugee’s passion
Inspired by former refugee and Olympic champion Mo Farah, Guled joined a running club in his adopted Cairo and began chasing his dreams. By Yasmine El Demerdash and Nawar Rifaah in Cairo, Egypt For the past six years, Guled’s long-striding legs have carried him to...