A badge of hope: One former refugee’s mission to change lives and reimagine policing
When Mustafa Popalzai arrived in Canada as a 14-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, he had little more than hope. Today, the Toronto police Detective Constable is a driving force behind a grassroots initiative to change lives for thousands of newcomers, but also help...
How can we protect refugees from growing digital threats?
Online misinformation, disinformation and hate speech targeting refugees and asylum-seekers is causing real-world harms. Finding ways to tackle it is critical. By Kristy Siegfried In August 2017, widespread violence targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar’s...
UNHCR: Bangladesh has welcomed 150,000 Rohingya refugees in last 18 months
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – 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 humanitarian partners are mobilizing to...
Defying gravity and expectations, former Syrian refugee Maya Ghazal gets her wings
A decade after arriving in the UK as a young refugee, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador officially becomes a commercial airline pilot and hopes her achievement will inspire other young refugees to aim high By Laura Padoan in Bristol, UK UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Maya Ghazal...
UNHCR: Needs intensify as 1.4 million people return to Afghanistan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Afghanistan Representative Arafat Jamal – 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 urgently seeking...
UNHCR sees sharp increase of Afghan returns in adverse circumstances from Iran to Afghanistan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Afghans returning in adverse circumstances from Iran, warning that returns on a massive scale have the potential to destabilise the fragile situation in Afghanistan. Over 640,000 Afghans...
UN Refugee Agency estimates 2.5 million people need resettlement
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – 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, estimates that 2.5 million refugees worldwide will...
UNHCR calls for de-escalation as Israel-Iran strikes create humanitarian fears
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is joining the UN Secretary-General and other leaders in appealing for an urgent de-escalation in the dangerously spiralling conflict between Israel and Iran. The intensity of the attacks is already triggering population...