#UNHCROnMission: Syria – Azraq Refugee Camp
UNHCR’s Bathoul Ahmed describes some of the horrors she has witnessed while working in war-torn Yemen.
This is the shocking scale of human suffering I’ve seen in Yemen By Bathoul Ahmed, Aden, Yemen I have worked on several humanitarian emergencies in the Middle East, and have followed news of the conflict in Yemen for years. But nothing I’d read or experienced could...
How Honduran street violence threatens children’s education
Intimidation by Honduras’ notorious mara gangs makes going to school so dangerous some parents keep their teenagers at home. Intimidation by street gangs in the violent areas of Honduran towns and cities is a fact of life for teenagers like Mariela*, 15, and her...
Families fleeing Mosul celebrate freedom
Men and women who escaped militant control in Iraq’s second city share their relief on reaching safety. HASANSHAM, Iraq – Father of six, Mahmoud Ahmad, 35, had a huge smile on his face as he clambered out of the crowded truck packed with other families, holding his...
Somali refugee student proves it’s never too late to learn
For most of her life, Nawa watched as other children went to school. As a refugee, and a girl at that, she was told there was no place for her to learn in the classroom. That looked set to continue when she arrived in Malaysia, where refugees do not have access to...