Syrian electrician gets back on track at German rail network
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn’s integration programme offers refugees a chance of permanent employment and also fills a gap in the labour market. By Josie Le Blond in Hamburg, Germany Mohammad Alkhalaf, a refugee from Syria, is a perfectionist – and that quality...
In their host countries, two LGBTI refugees from Venezuela start new lives
LGBTI refugees often face a long road to safety. But for a gay man and a transwoman from Venezuela, building new lives in their host countries represented a ‘rebirth.’ By Stephanie Rabi Misle in Santiago, Chile, and Victoria Hugueney in Brasília, Brazil For Valentinna...
Help arrives on three wheels for displaced Yemeni recyclers
After losing his home and business in Yemen’s conflict, Said is among 90 displaced recyclers whose earnings have doubled after receiving new tricycles from UNHCR. By Marie-Joelle Jean-Charles in Aden, Yemen Said pedals his bright red tricycle through the dusty back...