Rohingya refugee volunteers combat stresses of camp life with mental health support
Equipped with training by UNHCR, Rohingya refugees and local Bangladeshis are delivering counselling and awareness-raising on mental health By Shahirah Majumdar in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Nur Kalam, 21, sits cross-legged on the floor of a community health centre...
As Sudan conflict rages on, health crisis hits displacement camps
Nearly six months of conflict has pushed Sudan’s health system to breaking point. In overcrowded camps, infectious diseases are spreading and child deaths are on the rise By Omer Elnaiem in White Nile State, Sudan At the entrance to the living room in their...
Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur find safety in Chad
After fleeing horrific violence in Sudan’s West Darfur, refugees are arriving to Chad traumatized and with children who are often malnourished By Lalla Sy in Farchana, Chad Zeinab, 22, recalls the morning in May when armed men attacked her house in El Geneina, capital...
Survivors find strength in community after horror of Derna floods
When UNHCR’s Assistant Chief of mission in Libya visited survivors in the wake of deadly floods, she heard harrowing stories of loss but also witnessed great courage and resilience as communities rally to help By Rana G. Ksaifi in Derna, Libya Arriving in Derna just...
Five things to know about the crisis in Sudan
The fighting inside Sudan is having devastating humanitarian effects both inside the country and in the wider region Despite repeated announcements of ceasefires, the intense fighting between two military factions that erupted in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on 15 April...
My Journey: Education helps refugees triumph against the odds
Dr. Nilab Akhmad left Afghanistan as a girl and found a warm welcome in Ukraine with her family, but after the war forced her to become a ‘double refugee,’ it was access to education that drove her to reach her potential They say that lightning doesn’t...
Q&A: ‘We’re changing the world of supply in humanitarian work as we know it’
As the head of supply management at UNHCR, Ben Safari is leading efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and make the provision of aid to forcibly displaced people more sustainable By Kristy Siegfried Ben Safari has gone from being a recipient of the UN Refugee...
Five Ways UNHCR is greening its supply chain
From redesigning the relief items we distribute to minimizing the waste they generate, UNHCR is working to reduce the environmental impacts of its humanitarian assistance By Kristy Siegfried After fleeing their homes, refugees rely on UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to...