Recurring floods in Sudan displace refugees and their host communities
An extended rainy season and flash flooding have made South Sudanese refugees’ lives harder in Sudan. By Isadora Zoni in White Nile State, Sudan | 30 March 2023 Nyalan Goldit, 37, stands in the remains of the shelter she once called home. First, conflict forced her...
UNHCR wins award for innovative use of blockchain solutions to provide cash to forcibly displaced in Ukraine
GENEVA – The 2023 Paris Blockchain Week today awarded UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, its “Best Impact Project Award” for a pilot project using blockchain technology to disburse cash to people displaced or impacted by the war in Ukraine. This award...
Across borders, South Sudan’s displaced call for peace
In the face of protracted conflict and climate-fuelled crises, those displaced within and from South Sudan jointly call for an end to conflict. By Charlotte Hallqvist in South Sudan and Joel Smith in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16 March 2023 Sawibu...