UNHCR Magazine: Issue 1
The inaugural issue of Canada’s UNHCR Magazine is now available! Inside, you can read the incredible stories of refugees and UNHCR staff around the world. We hope you’ll enjoy and share the UNHCR Magazine with others; and most importantly, we hope it reminds you...New Mediterranean boat tragedy may be biggest ever, urgent action is needed now
Press Releases, 19 April 2015 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today expressed his shock at the latest boat capsizing on the Mediterranean, and the hundreds of lives reported to have been lost. As of a short time ago, according to information from...
Syrian refugees transform used tents into vibrant works of art
LONDON, United Kingdom, April 16 (UNHCR) – Ever since she was in kindergarten in the western Syria city of Homs, Ibtihaj has dreamed of becoming an artist. She aspired to one day open her own gallery and showcase her work to the world. Now aged 12 years, Ibtihaj lives...
Latest deaths on Mediterranean highlight urgent need for increased rescue capacity
GENEVA, April 15 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Wednesday expressed shock at news from the Mediterranean that hundreds of people were missing after their boat sank and called anew for urgent action to prevent such tragedies in the...
UNHCR urges Kenyan government rethink on Dadaab closure announcement
GENEVA, April 14 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency, responding to Kenya’s announcement that the refugee camps should be closed within three months and 350,000 Somali refugees returned home, on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider. The government’s...The IKEA Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign raises €10.8 million for UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, thanks IKEA customers and co-workers for supporting ‘Brighter Lives for Refugees’, a global cause-related campaign that raised €10.8 million for refugees this year. The campaign ran in IKEA stores globally from 1 February to 29 March...
You Made It Happen
Thanks to the incredible help from supporters, the IKEA Foundation has raised $14 million (€10.8 million) to help improve the lives of refugees around the world by providing educational opportunities and distributing renewable energy devices such as solar...
A new start in Sweden
It has been just over a year since Mahmoud and his family were resettled in the small town of Torsby in central Sweden. Coming here was a dream come true for this young Syrian boy who, like so many of his generation, suffered the traumas of war only to discover...