Calais – A way out
It is a cold and rainy day in Calais, the port city in northern France. For some 4,000 refugees and migrants living here in the makeshift camp known as “the Jungle.” Conditions are growing worse by the hour. As I walk down the muddy path which serves as the main...
Life begins as one in a million
Samar Alzayadi’s age is counted in hours. Yet she’s endured more than most people will in a lifetime. She also has the dubious distinction to have been born the millionth refugee or migrant to arrive in Europe by sea in 2015. Lying in her hospital bed, Ahlam, Samar’s...
The Central African Republic: 1 in 5 forced to flee
Making a world of difference: Responding wherever needed In 2015, inter-communal fighting continued to drive hundreds of thousands of people to seek refuge in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo. Nearly 900,000...
Europe crisis: +850,000 arrivals by sea as of November 2015
Making a world of difference: responding wherever needed Staggering numbers of refugees and migrants have risked their lives crossing the Mediterranean and thousands continue to do so every day, desperate to reach safety in Europe. Over half of them are Syrians,...
Nepal earthquake: The worst disaster in over 80 years
Making a world of difference: Responding wherever needed UNHCR has been working with the Nepalese authorities since the early 1960s, helping the government care for over 21,000 Bhutanese refugees. In 2015, we were called to support the emergency response to the 7.8...
The Keleti Passage
Keleti passage project Ashkan and Setays, siblings from Afghanistan. They drew their home, surrounded with a wall and a small crack where they escaped. Keleti passage project Dr. Judit Mogyorós, 42, from Hungary. Judit works as a pediatrician in Budapest’s XIII...
2015: The Year of Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled across the Mediterranean Sea this year to escape war and persecution. Here are seven key events in this unfolding drama. The influx of refugees and migrants to Europe reached staggering new levels this year, dominating...
A Teenage Refugee Champions Girls’ Education
A passionate advocate for the education of girls and young women in Jordan’s refugee camps, Muzon has been hailed as Syria’s answer to Malala. When Muzon’s family fled the war in Syria in early 2013, they briefly considered leaving her behind. The bright 14—year—old...