For many displaced people in Latin America, new lives start in the kitchen
In a new cookbook, refugees and displaced people in the Americas and the Caribbean share their stories and the flavours of home – past and present By Aida Escobar and José Romero in Belize and Panama For Natasha*, cooking has always been a favourite hobby. But that...
UNHCR video game lets pupils experience a refugee’s perilous journey
A Syrian refugee game developer, an award-winning Austrian company and UNHCR teamed up to create game that reveals the life-or-death decisions that refugees face By Ruth Schöffl in Vienna, Austria Jack Gutmann was never one of those children whose parents badgered him...
Global evaluation: International COVID-19 response fell short in upholding refugee rights
GENEVA – The collective global response to the COVID-19 pandemic fell short in protecting the rights of refugees despite extraordinary efforts by local actors and the international community, according to a major international report released today. The...
IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF urge European States to end child detention
New recommendations released by the three agencies offer solutions and alternatives to the continued practice of detaining asylum-seeking, refugee and migrant children across Europe Geneva, 5 July 2022 – In a briefing paper published today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
IOM, UNHCR Call for Vigorous Investigation After Dozens Die in Abandoned Trailer in Texas
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency are shocked and deeply saddened at the deaths of dozens of people discovered in an abandoned tractor trailer in the US state of Texas yesterday. The organizations call for a...
News Comment: UNHCR’s Grandi welcomes developments on EU asylum reform, encourages further progress under Czech EU Presidency
Statement attributed to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi Prague – I have just returned from the Czech Republic, where I met government representatives as the country prepares to take over the Presidency of the European Union (EU) on 1 July. It...
Ethiopian families struggle to survive amid record drought
UNHCR is supporting local authorities in the Somali Region of Ethiopia to provide urgent aid to thousands forced to leave in search of water during worst drought for 40 years. By Eugene Sibomana in Kebribeyah, Ethiopia Ardo emerges from her shelter when she hears a...
UNHCR appeals for life-saving aid for millions affected by catastrophic Horn of Africa drought
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 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for urgent support to help displaced people...