Visionary Nigerian teacher wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
Geneva, 18 September 2017 – Zannah Mustapha, a champion for the rights of displaced children growing up amid violence in north-eastern Nigeria to get a quality education, has been named the 2017 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award. Mustapha founded a...
South Sudan refugees in Uganda pass 1 million mark
UNHCR renews call for help
H&M Foundation joins hands with UNHCR to offer education for refugee children
Together, they help restore lost hopes by bringing refugee children in Uganda back to school.
Bangladesh: UNHCR emergency airlift lands in Dhaka as Rakhine crisis deepens
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR seeks additional support to respond to the Nigeria situation
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is launching a supplementary appeal for an additional US$9.5 million to scale up its activities in north-east Nigeria, as a result of an unexpected surge in self-organized returns of Nigerian refugees since the beginning of the year,...
UNHCR seeing significant returns of internally displaced amid Syria’s continuing conflict
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Shelter urgently needed for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence
Officials warn of ‘true crisis’ as an estimated 73,000 Rohingya seek safety in already strained Bangladesh refugee camps.
Afghans dream of stepping out of the shadows with Pakistan ID scheme
Programme aims to provide up to one million undocumented Afghans with identity cards legalizing their stay in Pakistan.
As Mosul battle rages, trapped residents face terror and hunger
Iraqis say militants gun down civilians escaping fighting in old Mosul, while thousands trapped there are used as human shields.