Live blog: Global Refugee Forum — Day 1
A three-day gathering on refugees kicks off in Geneva, aiming to bolster the global response and foster inclusion. By UNHCR staff in Geneva The first Global Refugee Forum comes at the end of a tumultuous decade in which the number of refugees worldwide has doubled to...
First solo flight shows sky’s the limit for refugees
Four years ago Maya Ghazal fled the fighting in Syria. Now a trainee pilot, she’s advocating for opportunities for refugees at the Global Refugee Forum. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg in Uxbridge, United Kingdom One recent cloudy morning, Maya Ghazal climbed into the cockpit...
Canada at the forefront of innovations for refugees
By Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR Representative in Canada Every year, we publish new statistics about the world’s forcibly displaced. And every year, we break a record. There has never been so many families running for their lives from wars and persecution. The accuracy...