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Stakeholders stress the role of development in addressing forced displacement
Development cooperation can deliver lasting protection and solutions for refugees, internally displaced and stateless people, forum participants agree, with inclusive policies proving decisive.
Young Rohingya volunteers confront gender-based violence in crowded Bangladesh camps
UNHCR-backed programmes are empowering young Rohingya men and women to change the behaviour of their peers.
UNHCR ramps up assistance to refugees, displaced families in northern Ethiopia as peace returns
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is stepping up assistance to conflict-affected populations in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions.
New IFC and UNHCR initiative to boost private sector engagement for refugees and their host communities
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced a joint initiative to create inclusive economic opportunities that will benefit refugees and their host communities. Among other goals, the initiative aims to mobilize private sector projects over the next five years to demonstrate the viability of investments in forced displacement contexts.
« Ce n’est plus chez nous » : L’impact intergénérationnel d’être déraciné de son pays et de reconstruire sa vie ailleurs
De Shairoze Walji « Ce n’est plus chez nous ». Voici ce qu’aurait dit mon grand-père ou Dada, d’après ma tante, le jour où il a décidé qu'il était temps pour notre famille de quitter l'Ouganda, un pays où lui et ses quatre enfants étaient pourtant nés et avaient...
A year from 2023 Global Refugee Forum, UNHCR announces co-convenors
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, confirmed today that six states – Colombia, France, Japan, Jordan, Niger and Uganda – will co-convene, together with UNHCR, the next Global Refugee Forum (GRF), scheduled for December 2023. The forum will continue to be hosted by Switzerland and UNHCR, and will be held in Geneva.
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