Journalist and former refugee wins UNHCR’s Nansen Award for championing refugee education in Kenya
Abdullahi Mire founded a youth-led organization that supports refugee students in Kenya’s Dadaab camp By Moulid Hujale in Dadaab, Kenya When Abdullahi Mire first arrived in Dadaab refugee camp in north-eastern Kenya at the age of three, he was fascinated with the...
With photographs, words, and deeds, Rohingya refugee storytellers weave hope from despair
Living in the world’s largest refugee camp, four talented photographers tell the stories of their fellow Rohingyas, a stateless minority from Myanmar By Tristan McConnell in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Standing on a red brick road at the crest of a shack-covered...
Colombian rights advocate defies danger to save and improve lives
Elizabeth “Chava” Moreno has negotiated with armed groups and brokered peace deals as part of her commitment to Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in her native Chocó region By Elisabet Diaz Sanmartin in Chocó, Colombia When human rights defender Elizabeth...
Polish couple help Ukrainian refugees to help themselves
Backed by their property business, the Grochowskis offered housing to thousands fleeing the war in Ukraine, but their work to empower others goes far deeper By Charlie Dunmore in Siedlce, Poland Polish property developer Władysław Grochowski is an unconventional CEO....
Empowering refugees in Uganda to tackle gender-based violence
After seeing the impact of gender-based violence in her native Rwanda and as a refugee in Uganda, Chantal Mukeshimana now works to address the issue in her community with support from a UN-led initiative By Anne Fullerton KYEGEGWA, Uganda – Chantal Mukeshimana...
Climate activist fights pollution in the world’s largest refugee camp
A young Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh is working to clean up his environment and speak up on the climate crisis By Tristan McConnell in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Before Mohammed Anower got started, the stream that runs past his family’s shelter in the Kutupalong...
The Global Refugee Forum 2023
The world’s largest gathering in support of refugees and their hosts is taking take place in December, but why is the Global Refugee Forum happening now and what does it hope to achieve? By UNHCR staff From 13-15 December, Geneva will host the world’s largest...
Meet the winners of our “Hope away from home” Youth Art Contest
The winners’ designs will be turned into graphic t-shirts by our global partner UNIQLO By UNHCR staff Today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the winners of the third edition of the Youth with Refugees Art Contest. The five best designs on the theme “Hope away...