Crisis of a century: The global humanitarian fight against COVID-19
How UNHCR is helping the forcibly displaced during a historic public health emergency It is the single greatest global public health crisis in more than 100 years. There is no aspect of our daily lives that has not been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The virus...
‘Give us a seat at the table and we’ll change the world’
At the High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges, participants say those who are forcibly displaced are eager and qualified to help rebuild communities devastated by COVID-19. By Sarah Schafer Refugees and others who have endured trauma, pain and...
As COVID-19 pandemic roils Latin America, Venezuelans face wave of evictions
Lockdown job losses make it impossible for many vulnerable Venezuelan refugees and migrants to keep a roof over their heads. By Ángela Méndez Triviño in Riohacha, Colombia, and Ilaria Rápido in Quito, Ecuador In Riohacha, a city on Colombia´s north-eastern coast,...