Lighting up the lives of forcibly displaced people in Mozambique
Charlotte Fatuma, who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2016, now owns a shop in Maratane refugee settlement, Nampula Province, Mozambique. © UNHCRHélène Caux UNHCR is working with development partners and the Government of Mozambique to provide...
Threadbare disability support faces uncertain future in Bangladesh refugee camps
The limited support available to Rohingya refugees with disabilities in the country’s sprawling camps is at risk as humanitarian budgets face cuts. By Matthew Saltmarsh in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh | 03 December 2022 Several times a week, Nur, an 18-year-old...
How to Support Underfunded Emergencies This Holiday Season | UNHCR Canada
With today’s ultra-rapid news cycle, major emergencies can drop off the front page quickly, even as the situation escalates. Fading public awareness can lead to serious shortfalls in funding for relief programs. Underfunding hits every area of UNHCR’s work,...
Indigenous community in Uganda seeks an end to their statelessness
After decades of statelessness, the Benet community in Uganda are struggling to survive and access basic services like education and health care. By Tukundane Yonna in Mount Elgon, Uganda | 01 December 2022 Moses Mwanga Kapchekwengu sits on an old rocking chair...
To my Mom, who inspired me to achieve my dreams
In this occasional series, we feature letters from people to refugees who have shaped their lives. Solange Ingabire, 22, writes to her Mom, who raised her in Kiziba refugee camp, Rwanda, after fleeing the threat of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in...
With refugee girls in Houston, Liza Koshy hears of survival, perseverance– and gratitude
UNHCR high profile supporter, actor, and producer, Liza Koshy, meets four resettled refugee girls in her hometown of Houston, Texas, during Thanksgiving week. By Andrea Mucino-Sanchez | 25 November 2022 The laughter around the Thanksgiving table was bubbly and...
Food shortages and aid cuts put more displaced women at risk of gender-based violence
Around the world, forcibly displaced women and girls are bearing the brunt of deteriorating economies, rising prices and a lack of funding for humanitarian responses. By Kristy Siegfried | 25 November 2022 Roda Jock*, a 28-year-old South Sudanese refugee who fled to...
Goal Click allows displaced people to document the healing power of football
The project puts cameras in the hands of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people in Latin America, keen to show how football has helped them. By Jenny Barchfield in Mexico City | 24 November 2022 Football is king throughout much of Latin America,...