Between Lives Season 2 Episode 6
SEASON 2 Episode 6: Nerves of steel UNHCR officer, Yonna Tukundane, explains how the progressive policies in Uganda are enabling refugees to thrive, while Jonaliese tells us what makes the difference between success and failure. “Your mindset is what makes us...
Between Lives Season 2 Episode 3
SEASON 2 Episode 3: Welcome home Jonaliese has an unexpected reunion as we hear what it was like to reach the safety of the border and receive support from UNHCR. “I could not hear any more bullet, I could not see any more blood.” Life on the front line...
Lifting the spirits of young athletes and helping them find motivation amid calls for racial justice
By Gisele Nyembwe “I want you guys to learn to trust yourself. You can’t walk with your heads low or be afraid to express yourself.” Manock Lual tells his players to know their worth and be proud of who they are. The 32-year old former pro-ball player is the founder...
“Now we have room to speak. But we still have a long way to go.”
UNHCR’s Juliette Murekeyisoni reflects on progress and setbacks for displaced women and girls since a landmark conference in 1995. By Sarah Schafer Twenty-five years ago in Beijing, government delegates, human rights activists and civil society leaders from around...
UNHCR welcomes Pope Francis’ support for internally displaced
By Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency “On the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, UNHCR appreciates the message of Pope Francis highlighting the plight of people who have been displaced within their own country....
UNHCR and IOM call for a truly common and principled approach to European migration and asylum policies
On the eve of the launch of the presentation of the European Commission’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, are appealing to the European Union (EU) to ensure a truly joint and...
Jordanian scientist finds winning formula to get kids reading
Rana Dajani is regional winner for MENA of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for her programme to get children reading for pleasure, that has since gone global. By Peter Murtaugh in Richmond, Virginia, USA Dr. Rana Dajani had recently returned to her home country of...
As attacks surge in northern Mozambique, families flee multiple times
Violence by armed groups has uprooted more than 250,000 people since 2017 in Cabo Delgado, with many living in dire conditions as they seek safety. By Helene Caux in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique Grandmother Joaquina* was asleep when armed militants slipped into her...