Warmth and kindness in the Canadian wilderness
The Arafat family were terrified when they fled their home in Syria. Now they are finding new hope and happiness in a Canadian mountain community. By Leyland Cecco and Annie Sakkab in Whitehorse, Canada From a bay window, the elder Arafat children, along with their...
Volunteer cyclists deliver aid to isolated communities in eastern Ukraine
Volunteers are using bicycles and tricycles donated by UNHCR to reach vulnerable people in eastern Ukraine with aid and companionship. By Victoria Andrievska in Stanytsia Luhanska, Ukraine Ievdokia Chepel is like many older people in rural eastern Ukraine. She suffers...
UN agencies call for protection measures and a comprehensive regional approach for Haitians on the move
Joint statement by UNHCR, IOM, UNICEF, OHCHR Geneva – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) call on states to refrain from expelling...
Serbian human rights lawyer fights for the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers
UNHCR has named Nikola Kovačević the UNHCR Regional Nansen Refugee Award winner for Europe for his dedication to providing legal assistance to refugees and asylum-seekers in Serbia. By Farrah Geddes in Belgrade, Serbia Nikola Kovačević starts his workday as a lawyer...
Afghan refugee doctor dares women and girls to dream
Doctor Saleema Rehman is the regional winner for Asia for UNHCR’s annual Nansen Refugee Award for her dedication to promoting girls’ education in her community and for her contribution to Pakistan’s COVID-19 response. By Marie-Claude Poirier in Attock, Pakistan Two...
Yemenis helping rebuild lives on conflict’s frontlines win 2021 Nansen Award
Driven by his own experience of displacement, Ameen Jubran and his team kept providing shelter and hope to Yemenis fleeing their homes even as fighting reached its peak. By Tatiana Bure in Hudaydah, Yemen When Ameen Jubran chose to stay in Hudaydah – the scene of some...
News Comment: UNHCR echoes call for global action to resolve internal displacement
This news comment is attributable to Raouf Mazou, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Today, more than 48 million people remain forcibly displaced within their own countries due to conflict and violence, with the majority women and children. Amid...
Yemeni humanitarian organization wins 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announces the winner of its 2021 Nansen Refugee Award. Five regional winners are also announced. A Yemeni humanitarian organization that has provided a lifeline to tens of thousands of people displaced by the country’s conflict is the...