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UNHCR and Twitter launch 2020 World Refugee Day emoji created by Ivorian artist O’Plérou
UNHCR has partnered with Twitter and 22-year-old Ivorian artist O’Plérou for the launch of the 2020 World Refugee Day emoji.
UNHCR appeals for US$ 186 million for refugee and displacement crisis in Sahel
UNHCR has today launched a US$ 186 million appeal for the Sahel region to provide lifesaving protection and assistance to refugees and displaced persons.
UNHCR calls on Greece to investigate pushbacks at sea and land borders with Turkey
UNHCR is urging Greece to investigate multiple reports of pushbacks by Greek authorities at the country’s sea and land borders.
Young Ivorian artist designs 2020 World Refugee Day emoji
O’Plérou made world headlines with 365 emojis that change the way people see Africa. Now he has turned his creative spotlight onto refugees.
Time running out for civilians in Africa’s Sahel region as attacks multiply
UNHCR is alarmed over escalating violence in the Sahel region which has seen hundreds of innocent civilians targeted in recent weeks.
South Sudanese refugees make tippy taps to promote hygiene in DRC camps
A simple yet effective hygiene initiative is helping South Sudanese refugees make their own handwashing devices to fight COVID-19 in the DRC.
As COVID-19 and conflict surge, DR Congo displaced face deadly consequences of chronic underfunding
Massive funding gaps are threatening thousands of lives in the DR Congo, where surging violence and COVID-19 are exacerbating already dire conditions.
Restoring Sudan’s forest cover, one tree at a time
Refugees and their hosts together plant one million trees in a massive reforestation drive in the White Nile State in Sudan.
UNHCR: Help us protect the environment to protect refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, joins the United Nations Environmental Programme in observing World Environment Day on June 5, 2020.
Forests in Guatemala find new guardians: refugees
As rangers in some national parks, refugees and asylum-seekers get a fresh start in Guatemala while protecting threatened plant and animal species.
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