How improved water access is changing lives in Bangladesh
After arriving in the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees found themselves living in crowded areas, coping with strained sanitation infrastructure and water supplies. Sura and her family were among them. Like thousands of Rohingya, she was forced to...
Surviving devastation: The aftermath of Cyclones Idai and Kenneth
UNHCR delivers emergency aid to help survivors rebuild More than 200,00 people displaced 3 million people in the region were affecteed 3,500 cases of cholera identified in Mozambique Approximately 6,000 refugees affected in the Tongogara refugee camp in Zimbabwe...
Watershed moment as countries step forward to tackle global statelessness
In a historic moment in the global fight against statelessness, more than 85 governments, civil society and international and regional organizations have this week pledged hundreds of new commitments to end statelessness, a major cause of human rights deprivations for...
Conflict, violence in Burkina Faso displaces nearly half a million people
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrew Mbogori – 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 joining its partners to warn about the unfolding...
Second life-saving evacuation of vulnerable refugees from Libya lands in Rwanda
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. At around 11:20pm last night, a group of some 123 vulnerable refugees arrived at...
Citizenship hopes become reality for Iraq’s Bidoon minority
UNHCR-funded legal initiative has secured nationality for hundreds of formerly stateless families in southern Iraq, giving them access to basic rights and services. By Charlie Dunmore and Edith Champagne in Basra, Iraq Mohammad still remembers the day when, aged nine...
Afghan entrepreneur helps refugees and Iranians alike
After her husband died, Afghan refugee Zeynab Shaban set up a successful business making hospital gowns that helps refugee and Iranian employees alike. By Leah Cowan in Tehran, Iran When her husband passed way, Afghan refugee Zeynab Shaban was faced with the daunting...
“People really do care” — Vancouverite raises more than $3,000 for UNHCR in Ride for Refuge
Francis Fulton is among many Canadians who stood in solidarity with refugees by raising money and participating in Ride for Refuge. By Hannah Scott When Francis Fulton was rushing through a North Vancouver mall trying to run an errand between shifts, he didn’t think...