Urban refugees face hunger in Uganda coronavirus lockdown
COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have taken a heavy toll on urban refugees, many of whom were struggling to get by in the informal economy before the pandemic hit. By Duniya Aslam Khan in Kampala, Uganda Business was good at the start of this year for Mariney Karemere, a...
WHO and UNHCR join forces to improve health services for refugees, displaced and stateless people
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency today signed a new agreement to strengthen and advance public health services for the millions of forcibly displaced people around the world. The agreement updates and expands an existing 1997...
UNHCR, IOM, urge European states to disembark rescued migrants and refugees on board the Captain Morgan vessels
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), are calling on Malta and other European States to speed efforts to bring some 160 rescued refugees and migrants, who remain at sea on board two Captain Morgan vessels, on to dry land...
Want to learn a new language? Refugees in Serbia offer to teach you online
A new project run by a refugee from Iran now in Serbia lets people learn refugee languages by video chat during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Mirjana Milenkovski in Belgrade Language learning has played a big role in Afsaneh’s life. As an Iranian, she grew up speaking...
UNHCR releases new guidelines on loss and deprivation of nationality
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has today issued new guidelines on the loss and deprivation of nationality. The guidance is intended to assist governments and policy makers in interpreting relevant international law. “Decisions to deprive people of nationality have...
Soap maker in Kenya refugee camp lowers prices to fight COVID-19
Burundian refugee fights coronavirus, one bottle of soap at a time. By Samuel Otieno Odhiambo in Kakuma, Kenya When Innocent Havyarimana, a Burundian refugee, first heard handwashing was crucial in preventing coronavirus, he did something few businessmen would do – he...
UNHCR and humanitarian agencies strengthen health response in Kenya refugee camps
Nairobi/Geneva – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, humanitarian agencies and the Government of Kenya are strengthening their COVID-19 response, after it was confirmed by the Government that two individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Dadaab refugee camps. In...
Coronavirus threatens indigenous Venezuelans seeking safety in Brazil
COVID-19 has hit the Brazilian Amazon particularly hard, exposing highly vulnerable native people from Venezuela to the potentially deadly disease. By Victoria Hugueney in Brasília and Felipe Irnaldo in Manaus, Brazil Orlando Martínez had barely heard of COVID-19 when...