UNHCR highlights great progress on refugee vaccine inclusion but inequities hamper rollout
Most of the world’s countries now include refugees in their national COVID-19 vaccination plans, according to new data from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. While on paper refugees in 162 states are now included in national schemes, and there have been improvements in...
Cameroonian refugees help bust COVID-19 myths in Nigeria
Refugee volunteers in Nigeria’s Cross River State use verified information and their links to the community to combat dangerous misinformation about the virus and its vaccines. By Roland Schönbauer in Adagom 1 Refugee Settlement, Nigeria “The world became confused...
Hope for refugees in Angola as they receive COVID-19 vaccines
UNHCR’s advocacy efforts pay off as Angola includes refugees and asylum seekers in national COVID-19 vaccination campaign. By Manuel Mbunga in Lôvua settlement, Angola Alphonsine Mayamba describes the overwhelming sense of hope she felt when she first heard that...