Refugees fleeing South Sudan pass one million mark

Refugees fleeing South Sudan pass one million mark

With this milestone, South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as countries which have produced more than a million refugees. GENEVA – The number of South Sudanese refugees sheltering in neighbouring countries has this week passed the one million mark,...
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...
Hundreds of Nigerians return to devastated homes

Hundreds of Nigerians return to devastated homes

Hundreds of internally displaced Nigerians are returning to devastated villages and towns that have recently been liberated by the Nigerian armed forces in the north-eastern state of Borno. UNHCR expects the number to grow in the coming weeks, but we remain concerned...
Winners of the 2016 Nansen Refugee Award Announced

Winners of the 2016 Nansen Refugee Award Announced

Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) and Efi Latsoudi, the human rights activist behind “PIKPA village” on the Greek island of Lesvos, are joint winners of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award 2016. The award recognizes their tireless voluntary...
Rohingya refugees lead cricket revival in Ireland

Rohingya refugees lead cricket revival in Ireland

CARLOW, Ireland – A rarely heard sound is returning to the Irish countryside – the dull thud of leather against willow. Cricket, the game that unites players from the Caribbean to South Asia and Australia, can once again be heard in the small town of Carlow, in the...

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