UNHCR regains access to Tigray refugee camps, calls for emergency funds to scale up assistance
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners have regained access to the Mai Aini...
Afghan refugees reach Iran as violence escalates
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned by the rapid escalation of conflict in Afghanistan this week. Amid intensified clashes in Nimruz province in the country’s south-west, nearly 200 Afghan refugees have been forced to flee to the Islamic Republic of...Afghan refugees reach Iran as violence escalates
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned by the rapid escalation of conflict in Afghanistan this week. Amid intensified clashes in Nimruz province in the country’s south-west, nearly 200 Afghan refugees have been forced to flee to the Islamic Republic of...
Courage of refugee Olympians lights up Tokyo Games
Competing on the global stage gives new hope and valuable experience to refugee Olympians and focuses attention on the situation and potential of the world’s forcibly displaced. By Malcolm Foster in Tokyo, Japan Talent was unleashed. Personal bests were achieved....
With origami cranes and online posts, fans cheer on Refugee Olympians
From students across Japan to refugees in camps in East Africa, the Refugee Olympic Team has experienced an outpouring of support despite the lack of crowds in Tokyo. By Malcolm Foster in Tokyo, Japan Japanese students in a city devastated by the 2011 tsunami folded...
Irish Somali woman steps up campaign against female genital mutilation
Ifrah Ahmed’s fight against FGM has taken on a new urgency during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Aoife Harte in Dublin When Ifrah Ahmed arrived in Ireland as a teenager after fleeing Somalia, it would have been natural if she had focused on building a new life for herself....
Floods bring new misery for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps
Thousands of people have been made homeless by flooding after monsoon rains inundated refugee sites in southern Bangladesh. By Hannah Macdonald and Ehsanul Hoque in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Heavy monsoon rains had been falling incessantly for days when Meher Khatun,...
Asylum-seekers cultivate new lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The road to full integration for asylum-seekers in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be a long one, but UNHCR is providing support. By Dorijan Klasnic in Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina Most people associate the countryside with the beauty of nature but when Adel, an...