Refugees and locals join hands to restore the environment in Rwanda
Congolese refugees in Kigeme camp are working with Rwandans to plant trees to protect the soil and participate in environmental rehabilitation efforts By Eric Didier Karinganire in Kigeme, Rwanda On a sunny afternoon, Eugene Rurangwa Gituku, a Congolese refugee living...
$1 billion now required to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict as needs soar
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 64 humanitarian and national civil society organizations today appealed for $1 billion to provide essential aid and protection to over 1.8 million people expected to arrive in five neighbouring countries by the end of 2023,...
Resettled Syrian refugee family thrives in Portuguese college town
Students, faculty, and locals in a small Portugal city coalesced around the Albakkars, helping ease the resettled family’s transition and making them feel welcome By Jenny Barchfield in Covilhã, Portugal During final exam periods, when nearly all of their neighbours...
The Fourth Annual Nelson Mandela Human Rights Lecture – UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs
By Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Excellencies, distinguished guests, colleagues, and dear students, I am honoured to be part of the Fourth Annual Nelson Mandela Human Rights Lecture and of this celebration of Nelson Mandela’s birthday....
UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support as thousands continue to flee Sudan daily
One million people have now sought safety in neighbouring countries, including 240,000 South Sudanese refugees previously in Sudan JUBA – UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a four-day visit to South Sudan with an urgent plea for more support...
UNHCR fears an escalating protection crisis in Niger, urges swift action
This is a summary of what was said by Emmanuel Gignac, UNHCR Representative in Niger – 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, is deeply concerned about the rapidly...
Afghanistan’s women carpet weavers thrown an economic lifeline
A UNHCR-supported carpet weaving and processing centre will provide new jobs and better working conditions for former refugee and displaced Afghan women By Caroline Gluck in Balkh Province, northern Afghanistan In a dimly lit mud clay hut, a group of seven women are...
Hope for Pemba community as they gain recognition as Kenyan citizens
Barke Hamisi always felt she was a Kenyan, until her first encounter with the stigma of statelessness. Nearly three decades later, she can finally say, “I belong” By Charity Nzomo in Kilifi, Kenya A gentle breeze fans a row of colourful clothes drying on a line behind...