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...
Colombian rights advocate defies danger to save and improve lives
Elizabeth “Chava” Moreno has negotiated with armed groups and brokered peace deals as part of her commitment to Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in her native Chocó region By Elisabet Diaz Sanmartin in Chocó, Colombia When human rights defender Elizabeth...
Polish couple help Ukrainian refugees to help themselves
Backed by their property business, the Grochowskis offered housing to thousands fleeing the war in Ukraine, but their work to empower others goes far deeper By Charlie Dunmore in Siedlce, Poland Polish property developer Władysław Grochowski is an unconventional CEO....
Former refugee wins global Nansen award for championing education for displaced children
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that Abdullahi Mire – a former refugee and journalist who has championed the right to education while putting 100,000 books in the hands of refugee children in Kenya – will be the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’s 2023...
Empowering refugees in Uganda to tackle gender-based violence
After seeing the impact of gender-based violence in her native Rwanda and as a refugee in Uganda, Chantal Mukeshimana now works to address the issue in her community with support from a UN-led initiative By Anne Fullerton KYEGEGWA, Uganda – Chantal Mukeshimana...
UNHCR and UNICEF express grave concern over the humanitarian toll on civilians in eastern DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund, are greatly alarmed...