Sudan’s internally displaced yearn for real peace to go home
About 1.6 million people are displaced, nearly two decades after Sudan’s war in Darfur started. They long to return home and rebuild but need lasting peace. By Catherine Wachiaya in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, Sudan Nearly two decades after conflict in Sudan’s Darfur...Home
Humanitarian Crisis in YemenYemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with more than 21.6 million people in need – that represents 67% of the population of Yemen. SEND AID Ongoing Crisis in SyriaMore than 12 million women, men and children have...
Support for internally displaced people needs to be ‘urgently stepped up’
UNHCR’s Sumbul Rizvi reflects on why the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement remain so important, especially amid new dangers posed by coronavirus. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Millions of people are forced to flee their homes each year because of conflict or...
Live blog: Refugees in the COVID-19 crisis
These are some of the ways that UNHCR staff, people forced to flee and supporters around the globe are taking action to stay smart, stay safe and stay kind. By UNHCR staff Displaced people and host communities all over the world are at heightened risk as the...
Suicides on the rise among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda
Mental health initiatives offer space for refugees and people where they live to overcome pain and isolation – and prevent more deaths. By Rocco Nuri in Bidibidi settlement, Uganda When a psychologist asked Rose* to choose a face on a pictorial scale that most...
“A promise is a man’s honour” – The Procyk’s Journey to Canada
A daughter describes her father’s journey from Polish immigrant to successful farmer in Wilsonville, Ontario. By Christine Wheeler My father William Procyk was six years old when his family made the journey from Poland to Canada, but he can still distinctly...