Ethiopian families struggle to survive amid record drought
UNHCR is supporting local authorities in the Somali Region of Ethiopia to provide urgent aid to thousands forced to leave in search of water during worst drought for 40 years. By Eugene Sibomana in Kebribeyah, Ethiopia Ardo emerges from her shelter when she hears a...
UNHCR and IOM deplore loss of life at Nador-Melilla crossing
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, express profound sadness and concern at the loss of life and injuries reported during attempted crossings of the fence between Nador in Morocco and Melilla in Spain on Friday morning....
Yazidi women box their way to recovery
A boxing project implemented by an NGO Innovation Award winner is empowering displaced Yazidi women and girls in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. By Rasheed Hussein Rasheed and Kristy Siegfried When Nathifa Wadie Qasim was a young girl back in Sinjar, in Iraq’s Nineveh...