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As Sudan war drags on, millions still languish in displacement camps
With no end to the violence in Sudan, nearly 2 million people have been forced to flee to neighbouring countries including South Sudan, where at least 1,000 people still cross the border daily By Moulid Hujale in Kosti, Sudan, and Funmi Osibona and Reason Runyanga in...![FIFA and UNHCR formalize relations with landmark MoU signing](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/RF1294252jpg-1080x675.jpg)
FIFA and UNHCR formalize relations with landmark MoU signing
GENEVA – Football’s global governing body FIFA and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further develop their long-standing working relationship. The long-term agreement will lead to both organizations working closely with...![High Commissioner’s remarks at the Ministerial-level Pledging Event to Support the Humanitarian Response in Sudan and the Region](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Thumbnail_logo.png)
High Commissioner’s remarks at the Ministerial-level Pledging Event to Support the Humanitarian Response in Sudan and the Region
Thank you Dominique, and greetings from Nairobi, I can only echo Martin’s description of the extremely dire situation inside Sudan. Last night, I spoke with one of my Deputies, Raouf Mazou, who is currently in Sudan together with our team of 45 international and more...![New York market serves up food that showcases the city’s rich cultural heritage](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1.jpeg)
New York market serves up food that showcases the city’s rich cultural heritage
By Sarah Schafer in New York Many of the nearly 100 vendors at the Queens Night Market have refugee backgrounds. When Sokhita Sok decided to sell her favorite Cambodian food, a curry dish served in a banana leaf called fish amok, at a night market in New York,...![‘When you open your home, you open your heart’](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/RF1228458.jpg)
‘When you open your home, you open your heart’
Iryna Morykvas reflects on how fleeing Ukraine with her son changed her perspective on love, peace and safety – and inspired her to design this year’s World Refugee Day emoji By Iryna Morykvas Iryna Morykvas is a Ukrainian artist and children’s book illustrator. She...![‘I believe we can make change happen. We just need to do the work.’](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Edafe-Okporo.jpg)
‘I believe we can make change happen. We just need to do the work.’
In his new memoir, ‘Asylum,’ Nigerian refugee and LGBTIQ+ activist Edafe Okporo writes that even detention and discrimination didn’t shake his faith in America By Sarah Schafer In 2016, while at his office in Abuja, Nigeria, Edafe Okporo received a text message from...![Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller: five years with UNHCR](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ben-stiller.jpg)
Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller: five years with UNHCR
To celebrate the actor’s commitment to the UN Refugee Agency and the people it serves, we are shouting out the top five ways he has stepped up in solidarity with refugees. By UNHCR Staff Around the world, Ben Stiller is recognized for starring roles in films like...![Hawa Hassan and Mindy Kaling team up to make a Somali pasta dish on BuzzFeed Tasty](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/hawa-hassan-and-mindy.jpg)
Hawa Hassan and Mindy Kaling team up to make a Somali pasta dish on BuzzFeed Tasty
Somali home-cook Hawa Hassan guides actor, producer and UNHCR supporter, Mindy Kaling, through how to make Suugo Suqaar, a spicy Somali pasta dish. It is no secret that food has the power to bring people and communities together. Cooking opens up conversations about...![For displaced Venezuelans, regularization is the key to building productive lives](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Venezuelan-regularization-.jpeg)