UNHCR Canada shows solidarity with LGBTQ refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Canada, is calling for support for LGBTQ refugees forced to flee because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The launch of Pride Month in Toronto marks the kick-off of festivities scheduled throughout this summer...
Honduran refugee risks all riding the “beast” in Mexico
By Francesca Fontanini ACAYUCAN, Mexico – A cab driver in his native Honduras, Armando* had to cross a patchwork of street gang territories each working day, fearing for his life. “Every day it was a challenge to go to work, I did not know if I would return to my...
Rohingya widows worry about their families’ futures
By Tim Gaynor in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh In a plastic-roofed shack near an open sewer in Bangladesh, Rohingya refugee widow Sufia Khatun is doing all she can to fend for the family she now heads. Her husband, Nur Mohammad, was struck with a machete...