‘What Strange Paradise’: story of the global refugee crisis through the eyes of children
Award-winning novelist and journalist highlights the plight of refugee children on their dangerous journeys fleeing conflict By Yasmine Saker Children washed up ashore surrounded by wreckage; dozens of people huddled together on small boats; families living in tents...
UNHCR welcomes Canada’s pledge to increase refugee resettlement levels
Ottawa, CANADA – In response to the announcement by the Government of Canada of the 2022-24 Immigration Levels Plan, Rema Jamous Imseis, UNHCR Representative in Canada, issued the following statement: “At a time of record forced displacement in the world, UNHCR...
Insecurity drives more Burkinabe into exile, further straining fragile Sahel region
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Sahel region, already plagued by political instability, widespread violence,...
UNHCR, partners rush to aid thousands of refugees in Benishangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are rushing life-saving aid to more than...
UNHCR and IOM condemn deadly attack on displacement site in DR Congo
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are horrified by the armed attack on the site for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Plaine Savo Djugu Territory, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least 50 people,...
Scholarships in Italy allow refugees to dream again
Refugees able to pursue their dreams of higher education through the University Corridors programme return to their communities equipped with skills and knowledge. By Barbara Molinario in Rome “These are my thoughts and prayers,” says Jules, smiling as he points to a...
Jordan issues record number of work permits to Syrian refugees
Country is at forefront of global efforts to give both refugees and host communities access to decent work GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today welcomed the major progress achieved in Jordan in including Syrian refugees in the country’s labour market. In 2021,...
School teachers in Honduras face threats inside the classroom and out
Honduran teachers are being disproportionately affected by the country’s gang violence. By María Rubi in Tegucigalpa, Honduras At the start of each new school year, principal Horacio Montes* braces not only for the arrival of his returning students but for much less...