Q&A: ‘We’re changing the world of supply in humanitarian work as we know it’
As the head of supply management at UNHCR, Ben Safari is leading efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and make the provision of aid to forcibly displaced people more sustainable By Kristy Siegfried Ben Safari has gone from being a recipient of the UN Refugee...
Five Ways UNHCR is greening its supply chain
From redesigning the relief items we distribute to minimizing the waste they generate, UNHCR is working to reduce the environmental impacts of its humanitarian assistance By Kristy Siegfried After fleeing their homes, refugees rely on UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to...
My Journey: How education helps refugee girls break the cycle of hardship
Monicah Malith fled conflict in South Sudan as a girl and moved to Kenya, where she overcame challenges to continue her education and is now a law student the first female refugee President of the University of Nairobi Students Association By Monicah Malith As a young...
As more people flee conflict in Sudan, conditions at South Sudan border deteriorate
Those fleeing Sudan are arriving to remote parts of northern South Sudan where humanitarian organizations are struggling to provide emergency aid during the height of the rainy season By Donna Omulo and Moulid Hujale in Renk, South Sudan Every day, more people fleeing...
Young doctor displaced by Sudan’s conflict helps others forced to flee
Once a promising young doctor in Khartoum, Razan now lives in a makeshift camp for people displaced by Sudan’s conflict, where she is using her skills to help her community By Mohamed Rached Cherif in Wadi Halfa “I woke up to the sound of shelling,” recalls Razan, 26,...
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...
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...
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...