Afghanistan on the Brink
Displaced Afghans facing “humanitarian catastrophe” this winter. Photography by Andrew McConnell Afghanistan was facing a convergence of crises even before the Taliban took power in August. A severe drought was withering crops, the socio-economic impacts...
News Comment: UNHCR: Afghans struggle to seek safety as borders remain shut to most
By Indrika Ratwatte, Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is profoundly concerned by escalating risks faced by Afghans seeking to flee into neighbouring countries as the situation within Afghanistan continues to...
Meet the Syrian cartoonist behind UNHCR’s first-ever NFT fundraiser
To mark the UN Refugee Agency’s 70th anniversary, award-winning cartoonist Hani Abbas has created seven images that will be sold as digital assets to raise funds for Afghanistan. By UNHCR Staff Syrian-Palestinian cartoonist Hani Abbas, 44, was born and grew up in...