Q&A with Mary Maker, UNHCR's newest Global Goodwill Ambassador
After fleeing conflict and finding hope through education – first as a student then a teacher – she is now a passionate advocate and storyteller who aims to amplify the voices of other refugees.
8 Mar 2023
UNHCR teams and partners rush assistance to some 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia
7 Mar 2023
As the Horn of Africa drought enters a sixth failed rainy season, UNHCR calls for urgent assistance
28 Feb 2023
Kenya's Dadaab camp swells with Somalis fleeing drought, conflict
Failed rains and lingering conflict have driven over 110,000 Somalis across the border in the last two years into Kenyan camps already struggling to cope with drought.
28 Feb 2023
Tens of thousands arrive in Ethiopia, fleeing recent clashes in Somalia
17 Feb 2023
Following peace efforts, UNHCR's Grandi urges support and solutions for refugees and displaced in Ethiopia
8 Feb 2023
Northern Ethiopia peace deal restores hope for displaced
A November peace agreement means people displaced by the conflict in Ethiopia's northern regions can once again think about home and the future.
8 Feb 2023
Coffee connects Ethiopian refugees to home
Freweyni Tadese is keeping Ethiopia's coffee traditions alive and earning a living through her coffee shop in Sudan's Tunaydbah refugee camp.
3 Feb 2023
UNHCR welcomes Kenya's decision to end statelessness for the Pemba people
14 Dec 2022