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Budding Ukrainian game designer draws inspiration in Romania
Isolated from her friends and hundreds of miles from home, Kate dreams of connection. But, with the uncertainties of the Ukraine war, her dreams have taken new form
Rohingya and Bangladeshi teachers pair up to tackle education hurdles in camps
Teaching assistants at Kutupalong camp say teaching together creates understanding between Rohingya refugees and local Bangladeshis
Rock band Envy Of None play for Ukraine
Learn more about how Envy of None lead a collective effort to raise funds for UNHCR’s Ukraine emergency response
UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support as Chad confronts multiple crises
Chad remains a major host country despite facing its own socio-economic, political and security challenges
War uproots Ukrainian widow from lifelong home in Mykolaiv
After the house she built with her late husband went from sanctuary to bomb shelter, 83-year-old Svetlana left her beloved garden behind to seek safety as a refugee
For many displaced people in Latin America, new lives start in the kitchen
In a new cookbook, refugees and displaced people in the Americas and the Caribbean share their stories and the flavours of home
UNHCR video game lets pupils experience a refugee’s perilous journey
A Syrian refugee game developer, an award-winning Austrian company and UNHCR teamed up to create game that reveals the life-or-death decisions that refugees face
Ethiopian families struggle to survive amid record drought
UNHCR is supporting local authorities in the Somali Region of Ethiopia to provide urgent aid to thousands forced to leave in search of water during worst drought for 40 years. By Eugene Sibomana in Kebribeyah, Ethiopia Ardo emerges from her shelter when she hears a...
Yazidi women box their way to recovery
A boxing project implemented by an NGO Innovation Award winner is empowering displaced Yazidi women and girls in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. By Rasheed Hussein Rasheed and Kristy Siegfried When Nathifa Wadie Qasim was a young girl back in Sinjar, in Iraq’s Nineveh...
‘I just can’t stand aside if I know that I can help’
Disability rights activist Tetiana Barantsova escaped the war in Ukraine in a wheelchair. Now she’s helping others with disabilities to do the same. By Victoria Andrievska and Kristy Siegfried Messages asking for help can appear on Tetiana Barantsova’s phone at any...
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