Young people in Myanmar’s Rakhine State tackle ethnic divisions
By Reuben Lim Wende in Sittwe, Myanmar Youth groups made up of Rakhine and Rohingya members are coming up with solutions to shared challenges in Myanmar’s ethnically divided Rakhine State. On a blue-sky winter’s day in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, hundreds of...
One year after Palma attacks, thousands continue to flee violence in northern Mozambique
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – 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 alarmed by the ongoing violence in northern...
UNHCR and partners rush aid to thousands in Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Gombe
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, alongside Mozambique’s government and humanitarian...