Amid rising xenophobic attacks in South Africa, UNHCR ramps up aid for refugees, calls for urgent action
UNHCR is deeply concerned about recurring violence against foreign nationals, including refugees and asylum-seekers, in South Africa.
Nicaraguan professionals seek safety in Costa Rica
Nicaraguan doctors, lawyers and professors are among professionals forced to flee their Central American homeland for doing their jobs.
Separated by conflict, Central African cousins long to learn together again
Gothier and Prince-Bonheur grew up together but conflict separated them. While Gothier was able to resume his studies, Prince remains in exile.
Top of his class and hungry for more, a young refugee battles the odds
On the run from South Sudan’s civil war, a boy named Gift is determined to continue his education. But his ingenuity, brilliance and determination may not be enough to keep him in school. Gift, ...
Young Rohingya refugees strive to keep dreams of an education alive
Most Rohingya children have no access to education at all, but are prepared to overcome almost any obstacle for any opportunity to learn.
In a trek to safety, Venezuelans take on mountain peaks on foot
Untold numbers of Venezuelans traverse the pass as they trek hundreds of kilometres in search of safety in Colombia and beyond.
Syrian chef savours new role in Paramount kitchen
From working in catering as a teen to launching his own restaurant as an adult, Nabil Maati’s passion for the kitchen has never waned—even when forces beyond his control threatened to curtail the Syrian chef’s career.
Venezuelan refugee’s dreams of becoming a doctor on hold as she struggles to provide for her family
While many Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia have enrolled in school, without the right papers their futures are at risk
Technology connects Somali refugee with Canada’s York University
Despite being thousands of kilometres away, Somali refugee, Abdikadir, is studying at Canada’s York University while in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp .
Cash for shelter programme empowers refugees and their hosts in Kenya
Cash assistance in Kenya’s Kalobeyei settlement allows refugees to build their own homes with materials bought from the local community.
