Sudanese youth and refugee volunteers team up to help people fleeing Khartoum
A local youth group in the city of Wad Madani converted their former primary school into a shelter for people forced to flee Sudan’s capital. When hundreds of people fleeing fighting in Khartoum started flocking to his hometown of Wad Madani, about 130 kilometres...
Midwifery programme tackles Afghanistan’s high maternal and infant mortality rates
In remote rural villages, difficulties in reaching health services and trained health staff are life-threatening for mothers and their infants By Caroline Gluck in Bamyan province, Central Highlands, Afghanistan Speaking from her one-room, mud-built house in the...
UNHCR: Forced displacement continues to grow as conflicts escalate
War and violence drove global displacement to an estimated 114 million by the end of September 2023 GENEVA – The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations globally is likely to have exceeded 114 million at the end of...
Refugees find safety in Armenia, but the future remains uncertain
Like many of the 100,000 refugees who have fled to Armenia, Karine and her relatives are now grappling with the psychological impacts and questions over how to rebuild their lives By Anahit Hayrapetyan and Melik Benkritly in Vardenis, Armenia Karine, 24, had just...
UNHCR commends the Republic of the Congo’s commitment to end statelessness
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds the Government and people of the Republic of the Congo for its recent accession to the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. In a country with a population...
“City of Hope” – Students worldwide shape the future of refugee solidarity
Nine of the best ideas from the third Model UN Refugee Challenge have been brought to life by an artist By Pauline Eluere Imagine a city where refugees are truly included. A city where refugees not only have a seat at the table, but benefit from democratic...
Nearly 4,000 killed, civilian property destroyed in raging conflict in Sudan’s Darfur
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Eujin Byun – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva The escalation in fatalities and severe human rights violations against innocent civilians...
UNHCR expresses grave concern for the protection of people displaced by violence 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 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is sounding the alarm as escalating violence and pervasive human rights...