Refugee engineers help to build weatherproof shelters for fellow refugees in Sudan
Medhn and Azmera are using their skills to build homes that can withstand the extreme weather in eastern Sudan By Samuel Otieno Odhiambo in Tunaydbah, Sudan Before conflict erupted in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region nearly two years ago, everything was on track for...
UNHCR protection chief urges fresh approaches to safeguard refugees
The global response to Ukrainian refugees has shown what political will can achieve in an emergency, Gillian Triggs tells high-level meeting During a year in which the war in Ukraine, along with other conflicts, pushed the number of forcibly displaced people to over...
Merkel says Nansen prize honours all those who welcome refugees
The former Federal Chancellor of Germany, who welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees in 2015 and 2016, accepted the prestigious award at a ceremony in Geneva on Monday By UNHCR Staff Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, accepted the 2022...
In Poland, a Ukrainian psychologist helps her fellow refugees
The devastating effects of the international armed conflict in Ukraine are still being felt by those fleeing inside the country and across borders, but not all wounds are visible By Tarik Argaz in Warsaw, Poland When Ukrainians were forced to flee in the days and...
UNHCR’s Grandi: Political inaction deepening displacement crisis
Failure to find peace and address conflict, climate change and other crises is increasing hardship and driving new displacement, as funding limits UNHCR’s capacity to respond GENEVA – Governments’ inability to prevent conflict and tackle crises including COVID-19,...
Venezuela: Rebuilding lives
UNHCR, partners and host communities provide critical support to Venezuelans. At the age of 71, Naxis never imagined being forced to leave Venezuela. “I always planned to live there,” she says. “Retirement was something important for us, to be calm; but then we had to...
Farming together fosters ties between Burundian refugees and their Congolese hosts
After finding sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundian refugees are sharing their knowledge of farming with locals By Aline Irakarama in Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo The sound of a lively song floats down a hill where a group of...
South Sudan: Africa’s largest displacement crisis
Violence, food insecurity, flooding uproot millions in South Sudan South Sudan emerged from decades of violence and strife to gain its independence. But in the 11 years that have followed, there has been more war than peace in the world’s youngest nation. Hard-won...