The challenge of helping child refugees in Libya overcome trauma
With refugee and migrant children in Libya in desperate need of psychological support, UNHCR is doing what it can to help despite a volatile situation. By Caroline Gluck and Mohamed Alalem in Tripoli, Libya Suicide attempts, aggressive behaviour, sleep disorders and...
Violence in Sudan’s Darfur forces thousands to flee
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Clashes in El Geneina, in Sudan’s West Darfur State, have forced more than 12,000...
Peace by Chocolate founder and Syrian refugee savours new Canadian citizenship
Wearing red and white socks emblazoned with the Maple Leaf, Tareq Hadhad wore Canada’s national symbol for the latest step in his extraordinary journey from Syrian refugee to chocolate maker —and now, Canadian citizen. By Lauren La Rose The Peace by Chocolate founder...