Refugees being asked by Alexandra Krause UNHCR Senior Emergency Coordinator to be patient and sit down while waiting to enter Vinojug reception centre at Gevgelija. More than 10,000 refugees passed through the centre in FYROM in one day.

Update: 10 CwC challenges in the new face of the European Refugee crisis

By John Warnes, April 25, 2016

Using CwC as a tool when fast-paced transit turns to frustration and uncertainty In January 2016, the Emergency Lab posted a [...]

Timothy works with the community in Mayukwayukwa on their prototypes for the EWB Australia Challenge

Chasing opportunity: how new approaches can pave the way for refugee self-reliance

By UNHCR Innovation, March 9, 2016

Timothy Sakala saw a problem, and he saw a solution. It was the middle he wasn’t so sure about. [...]

UNHCR staff member Abdiwali Mohamed stands in front of a Better Shelter Unit with refugee youth in Dollo, Ado.

Why engaging refugees is crucial to improving the quality of life in camps

By UNHCR Innovation, February 24, 2016

On his days off, Abdiwali Mohamed can usually be found on a football field, either juggling a ball or organizing [...]

By Katie Drew, January 6, 2016

The challenge is obscured by ‘complexity’ “It’s like no other emergency” or “there are huge challenges, like nowhere I’[...]

While waiting with their family in a UNHCR refugee housing unit the Syrian children played and posed for the camera. They have traveled from Syria via Turkey, crossing the sea to reach Greece and have now found their way to Vinojug reception centre in fyR Macedonia where UNHCR and partners provide them with humanitarian assistance and registration.

What happens to the 97% of refugees who don’t make it out?

By Victor Lu, November 13, 2015

About 40 years ago, my parents and their relatives were stuck in refugee camps after they were forced to flee their [...]

Testing of the Better Shelter Unit in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia

5 lessons learned from rolling out joint innovative shelter projects

By Ammar Al-Mahdawi, October 23, 2015

This is an excerpt from UNHCR’s recently released report: Innovation at UNHCR 2014. This report highlights and showcases some of [...]

Light impacts SGBV, but not in the way you think

By Sam Perkins, August 5, 2015

A walk in the dark through Belgangi Refugee Camp In February 2015, I was lucky enough to visit Belgangi Refugee Camp, [...]

A life of dignity for all

By Kehkashan Basu, October 20, 2014

The global population has crossed 7 billion and children are amongst its largest yet most vulnerable stakeholders. Exploitation of young people [...]

Innovation process @ UNHCR Azerbaijan – How to make protection counseling at the refugee reception center more efficient?

By Soojin Hyung, February 10, 2014

UNHCR Azerbaijan is a small office with 16 staff members covering around 1,600 asylum seekers and refugees. UNHCR Refugee Reception Center (RRC) [...]