Nicaraguan refugee heals wounds of persecution in Costa Rica
For Catalina, seeking medical care in Nicaragua was too risky. In Costa Rica it was unaffordable – until she became one of 6,000 refugees given access to the public health care system. By Jean Pierre Mora in San José, Costa Rica It had been many years since Catalina*...
UNHCR: Rohingya crisis needs lasting solutions
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – 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 calling for renewed support and solutions for...
300,000 people lose homes, incomes, food supplies and belongings due to catastrophic flooding in Yemen
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. An estimated 300,000 people in Yemen have lost their homes, crops, livestock and...