Darfur clashes displace thousands
This is a summary of what was said by Toby Harward, UNHCR Principal Situation Coordinator for Darfur – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about...
Birth registration drive brings Congo’s indigenous in from the shadows
A campaign by the Republic of the Congo and UNHCR provides birth certificates to thousands of Congolese at risk of statelessness, including indigenous people By Hélène Caux in Djambala, Republic of the Congo Marie does not know her age but looks to be in her late...
Volunteers boost Sama Bajau birth registration amid pandemic
Since 2019, a community outreach programme has registered 900 of the indigenous seafarers in the Philippines who were at risk of statelessness. By Maria Jorica Pamintuan in Zamboanga City, Philippines At 7:30 on a sunny Saturday, Almalyn Akmad stands beside a waiting...