Displacement crisis in Sudan deepens as fighting spreads
This is a summary of what was said by Wiliam Spindler – 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 concerned at the deepening forced displacement crisis in Sudan and...
Young Togolese refugee youth leader advocates for quality education in Ghana
Louange Koffi achieved her childhood dream of becoming a nurse in Ghana. She now advocates for quality health and education for the displaced. By Omer Elnaiem in Accra, Ghana Growing up in a remote refugee camp in western Ghana, Louange Koffi vividly recalls how...
After 5 years, Brazil relocation strategy benefits over 100,000 Venezuelans
UNHCR-IOM joint press release GENEVA – Brazil’s strategy of voluntarily relocating Venezuelan refugees and migrants from the border state of Roraima to other Brazilian cities has benefited over 100,000 people since it was launched five years ago, according to Brazil’s...