UNHCR flies in relief for Somalis cut off by flooding
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. An airplane – a Fokker 50 cargo freighter – carrying six metric tons of aid...
UNHCR troubled by latest U.S. refugee resettlement cut
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is troubled by the U.S. decision announced today to reduce, substantially and for the third consecutive year, the number of refugees it will admit for resettlement in the United States over the coming year. The admissions ceiling of...
Training refugees and Ethiopians for the job market
A vocational programme funded by the German government teaches skills such as cooking, woodworking and mechanics to refugees and their hosts. By Katie Nguyen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia All morning, Hanan Seif Hassan, a 32-year-old refugee from Yemen, and her friends...