A cookbook for the holidays celebrates the flavours that make us who we are
In ‘Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community,’ people from all over the world who now call Canada home share their stories and favourite recipes. By Hannah Scott in Toronto When Anuarite Manyoha, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
What I learned from a refugee camp in West Africa
My family fled civil war in Liberia to a refugee camp in Guinea in West Africa. I learned the power of resilience and the value of diversity. By Varlee S. Fofana I grew up with my parents in the Kouankan refugee camp in the West African country of Guinea. We went to...
Growing needs for thousands of displaced Ethiopians in Sudan
As families reunite, their greatest needs are food, water, shelter and sanitation. All long for peace so they can return home. By Ed Ram and Will Swanson in Um Rakuba camp and Village 8, Sudan Before her husband was taken by armed men one day in November, Tsige and...
Kat Graham appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of Swiss-born American actress, singer and human rights activist Kat Graham as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. Since 2013, Graham has been working with UNHCR as a High-Profile Supporter to bring attention...
UNHCR condemns attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town...
UNHCR and IOM saddened at deaths of refugees and migrants in shipwreck off Venezuela coast
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply distressed by the death or disappearance at sea of up to 25 refugees and migrants from Venezuela, including children, after their boat capsized en route to Trinidad and...
UNHCR applauds Kenya’s decision to resolve the statelessness of the Shona and other communities
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Government of Kenya’s decision to grant citizenship to 1,670 stateless Shona and 1,300 stateless persons of Rwandan descent who qualify under the law as Kenyan citizens. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the landmark...
UNHCR at 70: proud of our work but in no mood to celebrate
For seven decades, colleagues in the UN Refugee Agency have protected, saved and changed millions of lives. But how much better it would be, says High Commissioner Filippo Grandi, if no one was compelled to flee at all… By Filippo Grandi On 14 December, the Office of...