UN and regional human rights experts launch platform to coordinate advocacy on rights of refugees and asylum-seekers
GENEVA/WASHINGTON/BANJUL – A group of UN and regional independent human rights experts today launched the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR), to better coordinate joint advocacy initiatives that will enhance the protection and promotion of human...
UNHCR calls for urgent global action at COP28, highlighting climate change’s impact on the displacement crisis
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for immediate and collective action to confront the unparalleled impact of climate change and its profound effects on displaced populations and their host communities at the 28th United Nations Climate Change...
Hurricane-hit community in Honduras comes together to prepare for future climate disasters
Three years after experiencing huge losses and displacement from Hurricanes Eta and Iota, a community near San Pedro Sula is determined to be ready for the next disaster By Gabriela Villeda Castillo and José Romero Vásquez in San Pedro Sula, Honduras After 40 years...
Solar cooperative brings light and development to refugees in Ethiopia
A partnership between UNHCR and IKEA Foundation is drawing on the skills of refugees and host communities in Ethiopia’s Melkadida to power a refugee camp By Roger Burks in Melkadida, Ethiopia The nearest national electric grid to Ethiopia’s Melkadida Refugee Camp is...
As winter sets in, UNHCR calls for sustained support for humanitarian and recovery needs in Ukraine
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Regional Director for Europe, Philippe Leclerc, speaking in Kyiv after a week-long mission to Ukraine – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – As...
Yemeni trailblazer supports refugees and Yemenis during conflict
Despite war and cultural barriers, Asia Al-Mashreqi leads one of Yemen’s largest NGOs helping refugees and Yemenis survive a humanitarian crisis By Mysa Khalaf in Sana’a, Yemen Throughout her life, Asia Al-Mashreqi has defied the odds to achieve her dreams. Every step...
Journalist and former refugee wins UNHCR’s Nansen Award for championing refugee education in Kenya
Abdullahi Mire founded a youth-led organization that supports refugee students in Kenya’s Dadaab camp By Moulid Hujale in Dadaab, Kenya When Abdullahi Mire first arrived in Dadaab refugee camp in north-eastern Kenya at the age of three, he was fascinated with the...
With photographs, words, and deeds, Rohingya refugee storytellers weave hope from despair
Living in the world’s largest refugee camp, four talented photographers tell the stories of their fellow Rohingyas, a stateless minority from Myanmar By Tristan McConnell in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Standing on a red brick road at the crest of a shack-covered...