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Data visualization brings to light COVID-19’s threats to forcibly displaced women and children
UNHCR is releasing a new data visualization showing the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on forcibly displaced women and children.
Displaced nurses provide vital health care to others displaced in Ethiopia’s Tigray
As UNHCR scale up the humanitarian response in conflict-torn Tigray, local communities and the displaced are pulling together to support one another.
UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs among laureates of inaugural Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal of Honor
Geneva – UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs was awarded the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal of Honor today in Madrid at a ceremony.
Data points to negative impacts of COVID-19 for forcibly displaced women and children
A new data visualization shows how the pandemic has deepened the risks of violence and abuse for displaced women and children.
Displacement leaves families struggling to adapt in Lake Chad region
Years after fleeing jihadist attacks, many displaced people in Chad still cannot return home and are trying to rebuild their lives as best as they can.
‘Every little act of kindness will be remembered’
Once a refugee of the war in Viet Nam and now a US Army Colonel, Danielle Ngo has a message for everyone on America’s Independence Day.
Refugee health challenges remain high amid COVID-19
In a year marked by the pandemic, UNHCR’s key focus was to advocate for the inclusion of refugees in COVID-19 national response plans.
‘We are the lucky ones’
Ethiopian refugee hid in the bush for days without food or water, to escape the Tigray conflict. Now safe in Sudan, she is helping her community.
News Comment by UNHCR EU Representative on launch of Slovenian Presidency of the European Union
This news comment is attributable to Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, UNHCR Representative to the EU, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
Six athletes to make up Refugee Paralympic Team at Tokyo Games
Competitors in four sports ready to take to world stage after beating the odds despite being forced to flee their homes as refugees.
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