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Global Roundtable charts joint action for protection of forcibly displaced LGBTIQ+ people
Joint UNHCR – IE SOGI press release Geneva – States and those who engage in humanitarian and development work must do more to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people who are displaced or stateless. To do this,...![Dance programme helps Venezuelan teen settle into new life in Panama](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/dance1.jpg)
Dance programme helps Venezuelan teen settle into new life in Panama
Programa Enlaces uses art and dance to build bridges between communities, helping young refugees adjust to life in their new host country. By Ángela Florez in Panama City, Panama When 14-year-old Dayana García still lived in Venezuela, she and her friends would turn...![Resilience shines through despite volcano disrupting lives](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DRC-Volcano-Resilience.jpeg)
Resilience shines through despite volcano disrupting lives
Families displaced after this May’s eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in eastern DRC need urgent support as they face extreme difficulties while striving to rebuild their lives. By Sanne Biesmans in Sake, the Democratic Republic of the Congo Paul Bapolosi will never forget...![Global photo project shows power of football during displacement](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Globalphoto1.jpg)
Global photo project shows power of football during displacement
As the European football championships kick off, Goal Click Refugees campaign reveals how the sport promotes integration as seen through the eyes of forcibly displaced people. By Matthew Saltmarsh LONDON, UK – A series of personal photos and stories by refugees...![“It’s important to bring the conversation to the forefront:” Voices of displaced LGBTIQ+ community members](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RF2248374_20190517_ES_DD_06.jpg)
“It’s important to bring the conversation to the forefront:” Voices of displaced LGBTIQ+ community members
Celebrating the words and stories of four LGBTIQ+ displaced persons who are empowering the community worldwide. All around the world, LGBTIQ+ people face violence and persecution on a daily basis. Currently, 70 countries around the world criminalize same-sex relations...![‘I felt like I was being reborn’](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Thailand-‘I-felt-like-I-was-being-reborn.jpeg)
‘I felt like I was being reborn’
After growing up stateless, Yutthachai Jaju is now helping to end statelessness in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province. By Yutthachai Jaju in Chiang Rai, Thailand As of December 2020, there were over 480,000 stateless people registered with the Thai government....![More concerted action needed to better protect LGBTIQ+ people forced from home](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Protect-LGBTIQ-people-forced-from-home-.jpeg)
More concerted action needed to better protect LGBTIQ+ people forced from home
A landmark international conference opened today to address the urgent need to better protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people around the world who have fled violence or persecution and are seeking refuge inside their own...![Venezuelan boxer sees Olympic hopes rekindled](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Venezuelan-boxer.jpeg)