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UNHCR wins prestigious Webby Award for YouTube series challenging perceptions about refugees
GENEVA – We Were Here, a three-part video series produced in partnership by UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and YouTube to challenge perceptions about refugees, has won the people’s choice award in the documentary category of the Webby Awards. The series pairs popular...![Naturalization helps refugees feel at home in Mexico](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/rf1336829-johanid-1080x675.jpg)
Naturalization helps refugees feel at home in Mexico
For Andrea and Johan, becoming Mexican citizens has meant gaining a sense of belonging to the country that has given them protection and stability By Mateo Privitera Torres, in Mexico City, Mexico Their paths have never crossed. They don’t know each other, and...![UNHCR issues new guidance on international refugee protection for Haitians](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Thumbnail_logo_0-1080x675.jpg)
UNHCR issues new guidance on international refugee protection for Haitians
GENEVA — Amidst the rapidly deteriorating security, human rights and humanitarian situation in Haiti, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has issued today new legal guidance to ensure that international refugee protection is provided for Haitians who need it. Indiscriminate...![Syrian refugees face waning support and hope after 13 years](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RF1336154-1080x675.jpg)
Syrian refugees face waning support and hope after 13 years
Zuhur is among more than 5 million Syrians still living as refugees 13 years into the crisis, but Lebanon’s economic turmoil and decreased humanitarian support have pushed her and others to the brink. By Nadine Mazloum in Tripoli, Lebanon When Zuhur, 44, fled to...![Refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean benefit local economies, new studies show](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RF1250441-1080x675.jpg)
Refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean benefit local economies, new studies show
PANAMA CITY AND WASHINGTON DC – Forcibly displaced people in Latin America and the Caribbean can contribute significantly to the economies where they live if they have the opportunity, according to two new studies released today by the World Bank (WB), the...![UNIQLO and UNHCR unveil ‘Hope Away from Home’ graphic shirt collection to support refugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pr-uniqlo-unhcr-hope-home-collection-1080x675.png)
UNIQLO and UNHCR unveil ‘Hope Away from Home’ graphic shirt collection to support refugees
Today, UNIQLO and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched the “Hope Away from Home” graphic t-shirt collection, created to support refugees. Featuring designs by five young artists from refugee and host communities, the shirts are available in select UNIQLO stores....As Sudan conflict fuels epic suffering, UN launches humanitarian and refugee response plans for 2024
Joint press release from OCHA and UNHCR Geneva — The United Nations and its partners today appealed for a combined $4.1 billion to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs of civilians in war-torn Sudan and those who have fled to neighbouring countries. Ten months...![Young Togolese refugee youth leader advocates for quality education in Ghana](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RF1321995-1080x675.jpg)
Young Togolese refugee youth leader advocates for quality education in Ghana
Louange Koffi achieved her childhood dream of becoming a nurse in Ghana. She now advocates for quality health and education for the displaced. By Omer Elnaiem in Accra, Ghana Growing up in a remote refugee camp in western Ghana, Louange Koffi vividly recalls how...![Global forum closes with over $2.2bn in pledges to improve lives of refugees and hosts](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/RF1328090-2-1080x675.jpg)