Afghan human rights advocate helps Portuguese city embrace fellow refugees
As an intercultural mediator, Sediqa helps acclimate her compatriots to life in a small Portuguese city that is committed to welcoming refugees and migrants By Jenny Barchfield in Fundão, Portugal For Sediqa, her work back in her native Afghanistan was more than a...
Sudanese refugees in Egypt fret as needs outstrip assistance
With more than 317,000 refugees from the conflict in Sudan facing rising levels of hardship in Egypt, a shortage of funding is hampering efforts by UNHCR and its partners to provide help By Firas Al-Khateeb and Nawar Eltahtawy in Cairo, Egypt Near the small apartment...
Sudanese youth and refugee volunteers team up to help people fleeing Khartoum
A local youth group in the city of Wad Madani converted their former primary school into a shelter for people forced to flee Sudan’s capital. When hundreds of people fleeing fighting in Khartoum started flocking to his hometown of Wad Madani, about 130 kilometres...
Midwifery programme tackles Afghanistan’s high maternal and infant mortality rates
In remote rural villages, difficulties in reaching health services and trained health staff are life-threatening for mothers and their infants By Caroline Gluck in Bamyan province, Central Highlands, Afghanistan Speaking from her one-room, mud-built house in the...
Refugees find safety in Armenia, but the future remains uncertain
Like many of the 100,000 refugees who have fled to Armenia, Karine and her relatives are now grappling with the psychological impacts and questions over how to rebuild their lives By Anahit Hayrapetyan and Melik Benkritly in Vardenis, Armenia Karine, 24, had just...
“City of Hope” – Students worldwide shape the future of refugee solidarity
Nine of the best ideas from the third Model UN Refugee Challenge have been brought to life by an artist By Pauline Eluere Imagine a city where refugees are truly included. A city where refugees not only have a seat at the table, but benefit from democratic...
Afghans left grieving and destitute by deadly earthquake
After hundreds of lives were lost and homes destroyed in a single village in Herat province, UNHCR has rushed aid to the survivors and warned that more help is urgently needed before the onset of winter By Samand Ibrahimi in Siah Ab village, Herat province,...
Rohingya refugee volunteers combat stresses of camp life with mental health support
Equipped with training by UNHCR, Rohingya refugees and local Bangladeshis are delivering counselling and awareness-raising on mental health By Shahirah Majumdar in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Nur Kalam, 21, sits cross-legged on the floor of a community health centre...