Forging forward: Rohingya refugees rebuild after a challenging year
2022 marks the fifth year since the mass exodus of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar fleeing violence and persecution in the northern part of Rakhine State. In August 2017, some 740,000 vulnerable men, women and children arrived by foot and by boat, crossing into...
The Nobel laureate who tackles themes of displacement, history and home
By Barney Thompson Abdulrazak Gurnah reflects on the isolation and hostility he had to face as a young man – and argues in favour of more humane attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers. “You think you understand places,” says author and Nobel Prize winner...
News comment: UNHCR’s Grandi fears UK legislation will dramatically weaken refugee protection
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi Today, the UK Parliament approved new legislation on nationality, asylum and immigration – the Nationality and Borders Bill. The bill will become law once it receives Royal Assent. UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
UNHCR and partners call for urgent support for refugees from Ukraine and their hosts
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. In response to the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and...
The woman with golden hands: Syrian refugee in Jordan finds joy – and a future – in making beautiful things
Zuzan Mostafa has golden hands. A Syrian who fled to Jordan in 2012, she discovered she could turn almost anything old and worn into something beautiful, helping her family earn money and rebuild their lives in the process By Hazm Almouzoni Zuzan is one of 5.7 million...
UNHCR, IOM: Shipwreck tragedy off the Lebanese coast underscores need for continuing support to Lebanon
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply saddened by the latest tragic incident at sea in which a boat reportedly carrying 84 people capsized off the coast of Tripoli, Lebanon, yesterday. Forty-five people have...
UNHCR partners with Hot Docs to share stories of forced displacement and migration from across the globe
Ottawa, Canada — The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is thrilled to partner with Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival this year to support refugee and migrant voices from around the world. Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, is a...
Syrian brothers in Lebanon are a team on the football field and at home
By Manal Aoun and Houssam Hariri in Abbassiye, Lebanon Four young Syrian refugees in Lebanon work as a team to care for their brother with epilepsy, and dream of playing professional football to get him the medical treatment he needs. In the living room of the El...