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...
In a trek to safety, Venezuelans take on mountain peaks on foot
Weakened by hunger, hundreds of Venezuelan refugees and migrants cross the high Andes each day in search of safety in Colombia and beyond. By Jenny Barchfield, in Berlín, Colombia With his long sleeve shirt, cosy sweatpants and knockoff Crocs worn over hole-riddled...
Syrian chef savours new role in Paramount kitchen
By Lauren La Rose in Mississauga, Canada From working in catering as a teen to launching his own restaurant as an adult, Nabil Maati’s passion for the kitchen has never waned—even when forces beyond his control threatened to curtail the Syrian chef’s career. “I love...
Venezuelan refugee’s dreams of becoming a doctor on hold as she struggles to provide for her family
While many Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia have enrolled in school, without the right papers, they cannot be issued diplomas and may not sit the national college entrance exam, putting their future at risk All her life Daniela Puente dreamed of becoming a...
‘Situation of Venezuelan refugees and migrants needs greater global attention’
Statement by Eduardo Stein, Joint UNHCR-IOM Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants The number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela has now reached 4.3 million and is growing by the day. As of today, there is no end in sight to this massive...
Technology connects Somali refugee with Canada’s York University
Despite being thousands of kilometres away, a group of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp are studying at Canada’s York University. From seven master’s students, the programme is now expanding to 60 learners. Abdikadir Bare Abikar, 29, is on the verge of...
Refugee education in crisis: More than half of the world’s school-age refugee children do not get an education
Of the 7.1 million refugee children of school age, 3.7 million – more than half – do not go to school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report released today. The report, Stepping Up: Refugee Education in Crisis, shows that as refugee children grow...
Scores dead off coast of Libya in latest Mediterranean shipwreck
At least 40 people are estimated to have drowned off the coast of Libya in the latest boat disaster on the Mediterranean. This shocking incident has prompted UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to renew its urgent call for action to save lives. Some 60 survivors have been...