Afghan teen aspires to help her country heal
Forty years of conflict have trapped millions of Afghans in exile, but Nadia yearns to go home – when peace returns, and once she has the medical skills to care for her people. By Christopher Reardon in Quetta, Pakistan Like many teenagers the world over, Nadia Hamidi...
5 stories about love to melt your heart
With the help of humanitarians, friends and families, there’s enough love to go around. By Lidia Abraha in Toronto, Canada Millions of refugees have faced countless hurdles when fleeing conflict and violence. But love and connection are some of the things that hold...
UNHCR welcomes Ethiopia’s ratification of Kampala Convention
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Ethiopia’s ratification yesterday of the African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Africa, known as the Kampala Convention. The Convention, a key regional legal...
Refugee athlete takes part in Tokyo Marathon 2020
A refugee athlete has been selected as an elite runner for the Tokyo Marathon for the first time in the event’s history. Yonas Kinde, who currently lives in Luxembourg, will take part in the Marathon on 1 March 2020. Yonas participated at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 as...
More Cameroonian refugees flee to Nigeria, bringing total arrivals close to 60,000 mark
Almost 8,000 Cameroonian refugees have fled to Nigeria’s eastern and southern states of Taraba and Cross Rivers over the past fortnight, bringing the total Cameroonian refugee population in the country to nearly 60,000 people. UNHCR, the UN refugee Agency, expects...
Refugees and communities bank on a brighter future in Pakistan
The need for greater solidarity with Afghan refugees and their hosts is to be discussed at two-day conference in Pakistan this month. By Kate Bond in Karachi, Pakistan In a small corner of a bustling market in southern Pakistan, Mohammad Azeem runs his fingers through...
Four decades and counting: An urgent need to rekindle hope for millions of Afghan refugees
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, is calling on the world not to let hope fade for...
UNHCR alarmed about worsening conditions for newly displaced in eastern DRC
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, is concerned by the worsening situation in the...