Open doors, open hearts: what you need to know about shelters for asylum-seekers in Canada
In the last few weeks, we have heard a lot about asylum-seekers in Toronto sleeping on the streets while a public debate rages about who foots the bill. Sadly, the people suffering the most are those left without a roof over their heads. The truth is that housing for...
Rising violence drives refugees from Burkina Faso to neighbouring countries
Attacks and persecution against civilians have forced tens of thousands of Burkinabe to cross borders in recent months, in a region already struggling with food insecurity and climate shocks By Lalla Sy in Côte d’Ivoire and Fidelia Bohissou in Togo Shortly after armed...
Rohingya refugees face hunger and loss of hope after latest ration cuts
At camps in Cox’s Bazar, refugees are feeling the impacts of a second cut to their food rations in three months By Christine Pirovolakis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh At a food distribution centre in Cox’s Bazar, home to the largest refugee camp in the world,...
UK Illegal Migration Bill: UN Refugee Agency and UN Human Rights Office warn of profound impact on human rights and international refugee protection system
GENEVA – The Illegal Migration Bill, which has now been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law and will have profound consequences for people in need of international...
UNHCR warns of mounting violence against women and girls in eastern DRC
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA — Distressing trends are unfolding in eastern...
FIFA and UNHCR formalize relations with landmark MoU signing
GENEVA – Football’s global governing body FIFA and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further develop their long-standing working relationship. The long-term agreement will lead to both organizations working closely with...
Displaced Afghans get help to rebuild their lives and communities
After many years of conflict, close to 1.4 million internally displaced Afghans have returned to their places of origin since 2021 and are getting support to work towards a better future By Caroline Gluck in Kunduz province, north-eastern Afghanistan Once known for...
Award-winning artist K’naan releases new song honouring refugees
In his first new recording for more than a decade, singer-songwriter who fled Mogadishu as a child says he wanted the song to feel ‘like a home for those of us made homeless by conflict’ By UNHCR Staff Canadian-Somali artist K’naan, whose unofficial World Cup...