UNHCR calls for protection, support for civilians affected by violence in southern Afghanistan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, calls for urgent protection and assistance for tens of thousands of civilians displaced by recent escalation of violence in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province. Men, women and children have been forced from their homes in...
UNHCR calls for solidarity, support and solutions for Rohingya refugees ahead of an urgent donor conference
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On the eve of this week’s donor conference for Rohingya refugees, UNHCR, the UN...
Baaba Maal appeals for support for Sahel
Senegalese musician, singer and UNHCR supporter calls for action to end world’s fastest growing displacement crisis. By Baaba Maal My homeland – the Sahel – is on its knees, brought low by conflict, hunger and disease. I am called the ‘Voice of the Sahel’. For years,...
Peruvian football club Alianza Lima partners with UNHCR to support refugees
Peru’s Alianza Lima has become the country’s first professional football club to partner with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to support refugee integration. The club has pledged to provide talented young refugees and migrants with sports scholarships to attend its...
UNHCR’s life-saving flights from Libya resume after seven-month suspension
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency evacuated last night a group of 153 vulnerable refugees...
UNHCR warns of mounting needs in Sahel as forced displacement intensifies
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, today warns of disastrous consequences in Africa’s...
As COVID-19 rages, Mexican firm steps up to save lives
Staffed by refugees, storied appliance maker Mabe turns its production to safeguarding Latin America’s first responders. By Silvia Garduño in Mexico City, Mexico Deadly violence drove José Manuel* to flee his native Honduras. Now safe in Mexico, he is working to save...
Innovative ‘keyhole’ gardens help refugees improve their nutrition
A unique yet simple approach to growing vegetables is diversifying refugees’ diets in Tanzania’s refugee camps. By Edward Ogolla and Christina John in Nduta, Tanzania Venancia Nibitanga appears from behind her house with a bunch of green vegetables. She washes them...