Climate activist fights pollution in the world’s largest refugee camp
A young Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh is working to clean up his environment and speak up on the climate crisis By Tristan McConnell in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Before Mohammed Anower got started, the stream that runs past his family’s shelter in the Kutupalong...
The Global Refugee Forum 2023
The world’s largest gathering in support of refugees and their hosts is taking take place in December, but why is the Global Refugee Forum happening now and what does it hope to achieve? By UNHCR staff From 13-15 December, Geneva will host the world’s largest...
UNHCR concerned at adverse effects of Pakistan orders for undocumented foreigners to leave
This is a summary of what was said by Philippa Candler, UNHCR Representative in Pakistan – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising concerns over Pakistan’s...
UNHCR breaks ground on first financial guarantee-backed solar power projects in refugee settings
The project will reduce UNHCR’s carbon emissions by about 80 per cent and energy costs by about 20 per cent at three sites in Kenya and Uganda GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has broken ground on solar installations under long-term renewable energy agreements...
Meet the winners of our “Hope away from home” Youth Art Contest
The winners’ designs will be turned into graphic t-shirts by our global partner UNIQLO By UNHCR staff Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the winners of the third edition of the Youth with Refugees Art Contest. The five best designs on the theme “Hope away...
Forced returns from Pakistan deepen Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans are returning to their country from Pakistan with no work or shelter By Caroline Gluck in Nangarhar and Kandahar provinces Abdul made the decision to leave Pakistan, the country where he had spent all his 23 years, in a matter of...
Severe floods affect tens of thousands of displaced people in Horn of Africa
This is a summary of what was said by Wiliam Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva Thousands of displaced families, including refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, are on the move yet...
UNHCR: Refugee indicators show progress on inclusion but need for wider action
Before December’s Global Refugee Forum, report assesses progress on commitments made since 2019 and offers pointers to close gaps in education, jobs and inclusion GENEVA – The world has made tangible progress in delivering shared, aligned and data-driven responses to...