![Back to basics cookery show helps refugees in Algeria amid food crisis](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6305f2773.jpeg)
![Back to basics cookery show helps refugees in Algeria amid food crisis](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6305f2773.jpeg)
![Refugee engineers help to build weatherproof shelters for fellow refugees in Sudan](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/633d961e1c.png)
Refugee engineers help to build weatherproof shelters for fellow refugees in Sudan
Medhn and Azmera are using their skills to build homes that can withstand the extreme weather in eastern Sudan By Samuel Otieno Odhiambo in Tunaydbah, Sudan Before conflict erupted in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region nearly two years ago, everything was on track for...![UNHCR protection chief urges fresh approaches to safeguard refugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6347fb564.jpeg)
UNHCR protection chief urges fresh approaches to safeguard refugees
The global response to Ukrainian refugees has shown what political will can achieve in an emergency, Gillian Triggs tells high-level meeting During a year in which the war in Ukraine, along with other conflicts, pushed the number of forcibly displaced people to over...![Merkel says Nansen prize honours all those who welcome refugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/634482244-1080x632.png)
Merkel says Nansen prize honours all those who welcome refugees
The former Federal Chancellor of Germany, who welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees in 2015 and 2016, accepted the prestigious award at a ceremony in Geneva on Monday By UNHCR Staff Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, accepted the 2022...![Three quarters of refugees and migrants from Venezuela struggle to access basic services in Latin America and the Caribbean](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6346af2e4.png)
Three quarters of refugees and migrants from Venezuela struggle to access basic services in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Joint UNHCR/IOM Press Release Some 4.3 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela face challenges accessing food, housing and stable employment, a recent assessment concludes. Despite the progress achieved through various regularization and documentation...![In Poland, a Ukrainian psychologist helps her fellow refugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/6343eac65.jpeg)
In Poland, a Ukrainian psychologist helps her fellow refugees
The devastating effects of the international armed conflict in Ukraine are still being felt by those fleeing inside the country and across borders, but not all wounds are visible By Tarik Argaz in Warsaw, Poland When Ukrainians were forced to flee in the days and...![Farming together fosters ties between Burundian refugees and their Congolese hosts](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/633d76693-966x675.jpeg)
Farming together fosters ties between Burundian refugees and their Congolese hosts
After finding sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundian refugees are sharing their knowledge of farming with locals By Aline Irakarama in Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo The sound of a lively song floats down a hill where a group of...![Ukraine: Inside one of the largest crisises in the world](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RF1214172_220324_09293-1080x675.jpg)
Ukraine: Inside one of the largest crisises in the world
Since the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ripple effects of the war have reverberated beyond the country’s borders, throughout Europe and around the world. Not since the Second World War has Europe witnessed such a sudden and large-scale exodus of...![Angela Merkel to receive UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for protecting refugees at height of Syria crisis](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/633bef1a3.png)
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...![Renewed as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Grandi will keep striving for solutions](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/633307703.png)