Young Ivorian artist designs 2020 World Refugee Day emoji
Graphic designer O’Plérou made world headlines with 365 emojis that change the way people see Africa. Now he has turned his creative spotlight onto refugees. By Pauline Eluère in Geneva UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has partnered with Twitter and young Ivorian artist...
Gay Refugee from Central America Finds Safety in Canada
Forced to leave everything behind, Marco fled from gangs in Honduras Written by Erla Cabrera in Ottawa, Canada “I left home at an early age because my family didn’t support who I was,” explains 26-year-old Marco. “It was hard for us to get along, for them not to judge...
UNHCR says record high 68.5 million people forcibly displaced in 2017
In its annual Global Trends report released on June 19, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency said 68.5 million people were displaced as of the end of 2017. Among them were 16.2 million people who became displaced during 2017 itself, either for the first time or repeatedly,...