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UNHCR urges inclusion of refugees and IDPs in flood response across West and Central Africa
With the onset of the rainy season, severe flooding across Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger and Nigeria has significantly worsened the situation of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the region. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, emphasizes the importance of including forcibly displaced people in national response plans.
UNHCR rushes relief supplies to support Bangladesh’s flood-affected population
In solidarity with the people of Bangladesh, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has rushed humanitarian relief items from its refugee stockpiles in the country to help people affected by the recent flash floods in the country.
Scholarship programme prepares refugees to build brighter futures after graduation
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for more investment in higher education for refugees and more employment opportunities for refugee graduates to help realize their potential.
Journey of recovery for refugee Paralympic fencer
Wheelchair fencer Amelio Castro Grueso fought long and hard to reach the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team.
Atangana adds to Refugee Paralympic Team medal tally with 400m bronze
Personal best time in men’s 400m T11 final means a podium finish for the vision-impaired sprinter and Refugee Paralympic Team flagbearer.
IOM, UNHCR commend Ecuador’s efforts to regularize Venezuelan refugees and migrants
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today praised Ecuador’s new presidential decree introducing an extraordinary regularization process for Venezuelans and their families who currently lack regular status in the country. This initiative is expected to benefit some 100,000 people, according to Government estimates.
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