95-year-old activist, Harry Leslie Smith, dedicates life to refugee cause
95-year-old activist, Harry Leslie Smith, Canada’s oldest rebel, embarks on a global tour to highlight the plight of refugees.
UNHCR and OECD launch action plan to boost refugee employment
The OECD and UNHCR launch Action Plan for refugee employment which supports a new approach, whereby refugees would be included in the communities from the very start.
Rohingya widows worry about their families’ futures
Rohingya widows who head refugee families in Bangladesh struggle with concerns about food, shelter and the welfare of the next generation.
Guatemalan network welcomes those fleeing gang violence
For nearly a decade, Andrés Toribio and his wife opened their home on the Guatemala-Mexico border to provide shelter and protection for people fleeing violence in Central America, knowing that the route to safety can be dangerous.
Racing to avert a monsoon catastrophe in Bangladesh
Their few belongings packed into rice sacks, Momena Begum and her husband Mohammad Harez squat on a damp plot of sand just above the waterline, waiting to move to a shelter on higher ground.
Historic Olympics come to an end in style for Team Refugees
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – In a dazzling celebration of life, Brazil has brought down the curtain on an Olympics which enchanted and inspired millions around the world with powerful stories of triumph over ...
Olympics reunites refugee family
Early one morning as he woke up in his room at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, South Sudanese runner Yiech Pur Biel answered a call from a number he did not recognize and a ...
UNHCR deputy chief hails refugee team as ‘true Olympians’
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil—Hailing the first-ever refugee team as “true Olympians”, UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements has praised its 10 members of for helping to change world’s perception of refugees. “This team ...