UN Refugee Chief welcomes African leadership and solidarity in action for refugees evacuated from Libya
Welcoming this week’s agreement with the African Union and Rwanda to set up a refugee transit mechanism for evacuation of vulnerable refugees out of Libya, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today urged other countries to follow this example with further...
Nicaraguan professionals seek safety in Costa Rica
Doctors, lawyers and professors are among professionals forced to flee their Central American homeland for doing their jobs. By Jenny Barchfield in San José, Costa Rica When anti-government protests broke out in Nicaragua in 2018, Sara,* a pediatrician, knew the...
New UNHCR evacuation of refugees from Libya to Italy, as Tripoli fighting continues
A group of 98 vulnerable refugees have been today evacuated out of Libya to Italy, the third direct humanitarian evacuation to the country this year. With Libya continuing to suffer under conflict, such evacuations are a lifeline for the most vulnerable refugees...
Separated by conflict, Central African cousins long to learn together again
Gothier and Prince-Bonheur grew up together but conflict separated them. While Gothier was able to resume his studies, Prince remains in exile. By Farha Bhoyroo in Mougoumba, Central African Republic “It took us a few seconds to realize why people were screaming,” he...
UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM urge European states to boost education for refugee and migrant children
Key challenges include lack of school spaces, teachers not adequately trained, language barriers and limited access to psychosocial support BRUSSELS/GENEVA – Three UN agencies are calling on European States to increase resources and practical support for their school...
Top of his class and hungry for more, a young refugee battles the odds
On the run from South Sudan’s civil war, a boy named Gift is determined to continue his education. But his ingenuity, brilliance and determination may not be enough to keep him in school. Gift, 14, has been top of his class for the past three years. That may not be...
Young Rohingya refugees strive to keep dreams of an education alive
Most Rohingya children have no access to education at all, but are prepared to overcome almost any obstacle for any opportunity to learn. By Caroline Gluck in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh They don’t have desks or chairs. But in a bamboo-built room decorated with...
Joint Statement: Government of Rwanda, UNHCR and African Union agree to evacuate refugees out of Libya
The Government of Rwanda, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the African Union have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a transit mechanism for evacuating refugees out of Libya. Under the agreement, the Government of Rwanda will receive and provide...