Stories

UNHCR receives huge donation to fight coronavirus

Unilever is donating millions of bars of soap, hand sanitizer and other supplies to help displaced people in dozens of countries prevent COVID-19.

17 May 2020

Conflict and pandemic drive more people to risk deadly sea route from Libya

A Sudanese teenager survived brushes with death in a quest for asylum, but rising insecurity and COVID-19 restrictions drove him to risk all on the open seas.

15 May 2020

Honduran family starts new life across the country, but terror is never far

Hounded by gangs, the family was among hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people on the run within this small Central American nation.

15 May 2020

Venezuelan counsellors offer fellow refugees 'psychological first aid'

In Peru, Venezuelan mental health professionals are reaching out to the diaspora with remote sessions to help them cope in the coronavirus pandemic.

14 May 2020

UN agencies warn conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya

Joint statement by OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, WHO, IOM.

13 May 2020

Coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on displaced Venezuelans

COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have taken a heavy toll on Venezuelan refugees and migrants, many of whom were barely scraping by even before the pandemic hit.

12 May 2020

Refugee children hard hit by coronavirus school closures

Going to school was already a daily challenge for many displaced children around the world. Now there are fears some may not return after COVID-19 lockdowns lift.

11 May 2020

'Can everybody see me?' - Goodwill Ambassadors hold virtual meeting for refugees

Video chat shows companies how to back UNHCR's campaign to support refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 May 2020

'The pandemic has stressed production and transportation in unprecedented ways'

Vicente Escribano, head of UNHCR's Supply Management Service, explains the challenges of getting aid to refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 May 2020