Gay activist strives to make her host country more inclusive for all refugees
During her journey to safety, Yeraldine, a lesbian from Venezuela, faced much of the same discrimination as she had back home. On IDAHOTB, she talks about her efforts to make Ecuador a more inclusive place.
High Commissioner's message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Statement by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie calls for protection and support for the people of Yemen, and an end to the conflict to stop human suffering
Drumming against gender-based violence in Ecuador
Afro-Ecuadorians and Afro-Colombian refugees use traditional arrullo rhythms and song to open a conversation about gender-based violence.
Birth registration drive brings Congo's indigenous in from the shadows
A campaign by the Republic of the Congo and UNHCR provides birth certificates to thousands of Congolese at risk of statelessness, including indigenous people
Volunteers boost Sama Bajau birth registration amid pandemic
Since 2019, a community outreach programme has registered 900 of the indigenous seafarers in the Philippines who were at risk of statelessness.
'Political will' needed to safeguard 82.4 million displaced - UNHCR protection chief
'Urgent global collaboration' is required to put agreed protection principles into practice, Gillian Triggs tells high-level gathering.
The 1951 Refugee Convention: 70 years of life-saving protection
