Asmir Begović and Alphonso Davies compete online to aid coronavirus response
The two football stars, both former refugees, will go head to head in eFootball PES2020 contest for UNHCR’s COVID-19 appeal. Renowned AC Milan goalkeeper Asmir Begović and FC Bayern Munich’s teenage sensation Alphonso Davies are set to go head to head in an eFootball...
‘If COVID-19 arrives in the camp, it will be devastating’
Rohingya refugee Saidul Hoque describes how life in the refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar has changed since a lockdown started to halt the spread of the coronavirus. By Saidul Hoque, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Since 9 April, almost 860,000 Rohingya refugees in...
COVID-19: UNHCR warns of severe implications for annual monsoon response in Bangladesh
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today of life-threatening consequences if annual...