Afghan refugee doctor dares women and girls to dream
Doctor Saleema Rehman is the regional winner for Asia for UNHCR’s annual Nansen Refugee Award for her dedication to promoting girls’ education in her community and for her contribution to Pakistan’s COVID-19 response. By Marie-Claude Poirier in Attock, Pakistan Two...
COVID-19 tops list of UNHCR’s most underfunded crises in 2021
New report shows UNHCR’s pandemic response has received just a third of the funds needed for this year, threatening the health and wellbeing of forcibly displaced people globally. By UNHCR Staff Global efforts to shield forcibly displaced people from the health and...
Climate change fuels clashes in Cameroon that force thousands to flee
Dwindling water supplies are at the root of fighting between herders and fishermen that have driven thousands to flee both within Cameroon and into Chad. By Aristophane Ngargoune in Oundouma, Chad Under normal circumstances, small boats criss-cross the Logone River,...