Sudanese refugee doctors given opportunity to practice medicine in Chad
UNHCR and partners are working with the Chadian authorities to recognize Sudanese refugees’ medical qualifications so they can work in the local health system By Moulid Hujale in Aboutengue refugee settlement, eastern Chad At the entrance to the female ward of the...
UNHCR: Funding crunch increases risks of violence, danger and death for refugees
This is a summary of what was said by Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Deep funding cuts are removing critical support for the...
UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
DONATE NOW This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Uganda, Matthew Crentsil – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a...