Refugees in Cameroon help build ‘Great Green Wall’ to combat desertification
Refugees and host communities in northern Cameroon have planted 360,000 seedlings, transforming the environment in and around Minawao refugee camp. By Xavier Bourgois in Minawao, Cameroon “Once you have planted it, make sure you protect it from animals by putting...
News Comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on conditions and expulsions at US border
I was shocked by images of the deplorable conditions beneath the concrete highway overpass in Del Rio, Texas, where more than 14,000 Haitians had gathered after arduous journeys from a number of countries in the Americas. The summary, mass expulsions of individuals...
COVID-19 tops list of UNHCR’s most underfunded crises in 2021
New report shows UNHCR’s pandemic response has received just a third of the funds needed for this year, threatening the health and wellbeing of forcibly displaced people globally. By UNHCR Staff Global efforts to shield forcibly displaced people from the health and...