Schools caught up in armed conflict sweeping across the Sahel
By end-2019, more than 3,300 schools were shut, affecting almost 650,000 children and more than 16,000 teachers. By Ag Ahmed in Dori, Burkina Faso At the end of the 2019 academic year, just as he was preparing to take his primary school leaving exams in northern...
Congolese mothers trek to safety in South Sudan
As South Sudan keeps its borders open to refugees during the coronavirus pandemic, mothers fleeing violence in the DR Congo find a safe haven with their children. By Giulia Raffaelli and Aisha Jummai Abdulsalam in Yambio, South Sudan When armed men attacked her...
Grandi ends Lebanon visit with call to help country in its hour of need
With country reeling from Beirut explosion, COVID-19 and financial crisis, UNHCR Head calls on global community to support Lebanon and its large refugee population. By Warda Al-Jawahiry and Houssam Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo...