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Getting lost and found in Canada: A glimpse into the lives of three refugee Olympic athletes
After a challenging start, Rose Nathike, Paulo Lokoro and James Chiengjiek are getting acclimatized to their new lives as athlete students at Sheridan College.
Stateless Rohingya continue to struggle for survival in Myanmar
By Reuben Lim Wende in Sittwe, Myanmar Five years after 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh, and a decade after intercommunal violence rocked Rakhine State, those who remain live in a state of limbo. Over the course of her life, Za Beda, a 27-year-old Rohingya woman...
Rohingya boy learns language of photography
By Kristy Siegfried and Amos Halder | 25 August 2022 Five years after a Pulitzer-Prize winning photo made him the face of the Rohingya refugee crisis, a young refugee has taken up a camera himself. Mohammad Hasson has no words to describe his terrifying flight from...
Solar Lighting for a Brighter Future for Refugees
$200,000 gift from the Trottier Family Foundation provides sustainable energy solutions in Ethiopia and humanitarian support globally. The ability to have access to safe and sustainable energy is a basic human need, but for far too many people forced to flee, this...
Syrian musician and his dog reunited after journey to safety in Belgium
By Hind Sharif and Frederik Bordon in Brussels, Belgium Bassel arrived in Belgium without his constant companion Stella, but through the warmth of strangers they were reunited. Stroll through Saint-Gilles, a vibrant southern district of Brussels famed for its Art...
‘I am you and you are me’: UNHCR staff draw on first-hand knowledge of displacement
By UNHCR Staff On World Humanitarian Day, we talked to three colleagues whose own experience of being forced to flee their homes inspires and informs their work. Mohamed Alkalifa Ag Mohamed knows that a few simple questions can mean the difference between hope and...
‘It’s up to us!’ says NBA basketball star Wenyen Gabriel on visit to South Sudan homeland
By Colin Kampschoer The former refugee and Los Angeles Lakers’ power forward returned to his home country for the first time with a message of hope for those displaced by floods and conflict. When flooding forced 28-year-old Daniel to flee his submerged village...
With Refugees: A Career of Changing Lives
On #WorldHumanitarianDay, meet Canadian humanitarian worker Myrat Myradov who has served in the world’s biggest emergencies with UNHCR.
Five things you should know about Afghanistan
By UNHCR Over the past year, parts of Afghanistan have become safer, but the country is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. Last August, the eyes of the world were on Afghanistan amidst the dramatic scenes at Kabul airport as people rushed to escape. Today, the...
Leading by example: Nhial Deng’s pursuit of a bright future through higher education
How a South Sudanese refugee from Ethiopia found academic opportunity in Canada.
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