Mobile connectivity a lifeline for refugees, report finds

Mobile connectivity a lifeline for refugees, report finds

New study by UNHCR and Accenture finds mobile phone and internet access is as critical to refugees’ safety and security as food, shelter and water. GENEVA – As well as being essential for keeping in touch with loved ones, many refugees view access to a mobile phone...
Cate Blanchett, Kit Harington & stars in refugee video

Cate Blanchett, Kit Harington & stars in refugee video

In the moment they flee, refugees cast a last desperate look around their homes and grab a few vital possessions to take into exile. Highlighting their harrowing choices, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett today launched a powerful video, supporting UNHCR’s...
Refugees find chance to flourish in German workforce

Refugees find chance to flourish in German workforce

Many German businesses are striving to break down employment barriers for newcomers, integrating them into the German job market with internships and vocational training. The task is significant. Germany’s Federal Labour Office says it advised 322,000 asylum-seekers...
Funding lags for refugees as more flee South Sudan

Funding lags for refugees as more flee South Sudan

Relief operations in countries hosting South Sudanese refugees are overstretched, and critically underfunded, as refugee population edges toward 1 million. ADJUMANI, Uganda – When gunmen stormed her village in South Sudan, shooting at random and harassing residents,...
Hundreds suffer at Hungary-Serbia border

Hundreds suffer at Hungary-Serbia border

RÖSZKE, Hungary – Sayed Parwez Ahmadi looks concerned as he puts another twig on the fire burning in front of their family tent in the makeshift camp near Röszke on the Hungary-Serbia border. His wife, brother and two cousins pull closer to the flames, as the...

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