UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support as Chad confronts multiple crises
With nearly 600,000 refugees and 400,000 internally displaced people, Chad remains a major host country despite facing its own socio-economic, political and security challenges By Alpha Seydi Ba in NDjamena, Chad Chad requires greater humanitarian and development...
War uproots Ukrainian widow from lifelong home in Mykolaiv
After the house she built with her late husband went from sanctuary to bomb shelter, 83-year-old Svetlana left her beloved garden behind to seek safety as a refugee By Roger Burks in Chisinau, Moldova When Svetlana closes her eyes, she can still see the flowers that...
UNHCR survey finds refugees from Ukraine hope to go home
Refugees will need continued support until they are able to return GENEVA – The majority of refugees from Ukraine hope to return home as soon as possible but around two-thirds expect to stay in their current host countries until hostilities subside and the security...
For many displaced people in Latin America, new lives start in the kitchen
In a new cookbook, refugees and displaced people in the Americas and the Caribbean share their stories and the flavours of home – past and present By Aida Escobar and José Romero in Belize and Panama For Natasha*, cooking has always been a favourite hobby. But that...
UNHCR video game lets pupils experience a refugee’s perilous journey
A Syrian refugee game developer, an award-winning Austrian company and UNHCR teamed up to create game that reveals the life-or-death decisions that refugees face By Ruth Schöffl in Vienna, Austria Jack Gutmann was never one of those children whose parents badgered him...
Global evaluation: International COVID-19 response fell short in upholding refugee rights
GENEVA – The collective global response to the COVID-19 pandemic fell short in protecting the rights of refugees despite extraordinary efforts by local actors and the international community, according to a major international report released today. The...
IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF urge European States to end child detention
New recommendations released by the three agencies offer solutions and alternatives to the continued practice of detaining asylum-seeking, refugee and migrant children across Europe Geneva, 5 July 2022 – In a briefing paper published today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
IOM, UNHCR Call for Vigorous Investigation After Dozens Die in Abandoned Trailer in Texas
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency are shocked and deeply saddened at the deaths of dozens of people discovered in an abandoned tractor trailer in the US state of Texas yesterday. The organizations call for a...