UNHCR issues recommendations for EU to make 2020 year of change for refugee protection
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched a set of ambitious but achievable Recommendations for the 2020 Croatian and German Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (EU). The Presidencies and the envisaged EU Pact on Migration and Asylum present unique...
Syrian rose farmer uses skills to graft new life in Lebanon
With a bag of seeds and a lifetime of knowledge, Syrian refugee Salem has regrown his precious flowers in Lebanon to provide his family and others with a vital income. By Rima Cherri in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon Several times a week when the roses are in full bloom,...
‘Hello Mum … It’s me, Mohamed’
Asylum-seekers flown from detention in Libya to safety in Rwanda call home to reassure relatives who feared the worst. By Linda Muriuki in Gashora, Rwanda Refugees evacuated to Rwanda from detention in Libya escape beatings, extortion, torture and rape. They also find...