Stories

Support for internally displaced people needs to be 'urgently stepped up'

UNHCR's Sumbul Rizvi reflects on why the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement remain so important, especially amid new dangers posed by coronavirus.

16 Apr 2020

Refugee call centre fills gap amid Lebanon's coronavirus shutdown

With most face-to-face humanitarian programmes now on hold, region's largest call centre offers vital support to struggling refugees during COVID-19 lockdown.

16 Apr 2020

Drawing on Ebola lessons to protect Tanzania camps from coronavirus

Public health officer Miata Tubee Johnson brings her experience tackling the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in Liberia to fight COVID-19 in Tanzania.

15 Apr 2020

Refugees offer medical experience to help tackle coronavirus crisis in France

Doctors from Libya and Somalia are among refugee medics joining the battle to fight COVID-19 and save lives.

14 Apr 2020

Live blog: Refugees in the COVID-19 crisis

These are some of the ways that UNHCR staff, people forced to flee and supporters around the globe are taking action to stay smart, stay safe and stay kind.

9 Apr 2020

This week in the UK: Syrian refugee helps NHS; community sponsorship looks ahead; food hubs

Across the country people are delivering for those who are vulnerable.

9 Apr 2020

Refugee nurse on the front line against coronavirus in Iran

After earning a nursing degree on a UNHCR scholarship, Iraqi nurse Moheyman is working tirelessly to assist Iranians and fellow refugees in current COVID-19 crisis.

7 Apr 2020

Scouts take refugee solidarity online during coronavirus crisis

The worldwide movement of Scouts has long supported UNHCR. Now that support is being renewed and deepened, even in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.

3 Apr 2020

UNHCR expresses alarm over insecurity in Burkina Faso

Attacks by armed groups force Malian refugees to leave camp and return home while coronavirus adds new element of insecurity to Sahel crisis

3 Apr 2020