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Our frequent updates from our staff in the field, about our work, and the people we help, play an important role in keeping staff, media, the public and our donors informed.
Forum seeks solutions for Africa’s 36 million displaced
First-of-its-kind forum brings together business leaders, refugee change makers and the public sector in Rwanda to find solutions to forced displacement in Africa.
For refugee with visual impairment, inclusion brings goals into focus
Magartu studies alongside students without disabilities for the first time since she fled from Ethiopia – and she is now among the top in her class.
Bandit attacks drive Nigerian villagers to flee to Niger
Killings, kidnapping and looting have driven 11,500 Nigerians to seek safety in Niger’s Tahoua region in November.
Killings, kidnappings and looting force 11,500 Nigerians to flee to Niger
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by repeated attacks in Nigeria which forced more...
UNHCR highlights urgent needs of forcibly displaced in Afghanistan as winter bites
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for much more support amid acute and rising...
Stories of Courage and Healing: Speaking Out on Gender-Based Violence in Central America
Gender-based violence is one of the main factors driving women, girls and members of the LGBTQ+ community to flee their homes in Central America. At the same time, it is one of the key risks they face in their search for safety.
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