Civil society group hailed for supporting displaced people in remote parts of Myanmar
For its work aiding and empowering communities uprooted by conflict or disaster, Meikswe Myanmar has been named the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award regional winner for Asia and the Pacific By Reuben Lim Wende in Shan State, Myanmar Big smiles greet Naw Bway Khu, 54, as she...
Angela Merkel to receive UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for protecting refugees at height of Syria crisis
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Each year, the award – named after the Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian...
Nearly 1 million people have fled five years of northern Mozambique violence
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 This week marks five years since extreme violence erupted in northern Mozambique’s...
A safe space for Ukraine’s refugees in Romania
In the Romanian capital Bucharest, a community-based organization is using art to help young refugees of the war in Ukraine By Roger Burks in Bucharest, Romania Three young friends sit around a small, bright-orange table, happily sculpting clay. They smile as they...
Somalis abandon their homes in search of food, water and aid as drought deepens
A devastating drought has displaced 1 million Somalis since January 2021, and more people are expected to flee as communities face the prospect of famine By Moulid Hujale in Dolow, Somalia First, the rains failed, then Al-Shabab, an armed group that controls large...
Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Renewed as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Grandi will keep striving for solutions
GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has welcomed the renewal of his mandate by the UN General Assembly, saying he was “humbled” by the decision. On Monday, the UN General Assembly renewed the mandate for a further two and a half...
The passion, vision and action of Fridtjof Nansen, humanitarian extraordinaire
Ahead of this year’s UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, we look back at the life and achievements of the Norwegian pioneer who gave his name to the prize By Barney Thompson in London, UK One hundred years ago, Fridtjof Nansen – a Norwegian humanitarian, explorer, diplomat...