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'I am you and you are me': UNHCR staff draw on first-hand knowledge of displacement
19 Aug 2022 On World Humanitarian Day, we talked to three colleagues whose own experience of being forced to flee their homes inspires and informs their work. -
'Climate action should be a major focus of emergency preparedness'
19 Aug 2021 UNHCR has more than 17,800 staff working around the world. This World Humanitarian Day, meet Ehsanul Hoque, who works with the environment unit in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. -
'It's a wonderful job, but I'd love not to do it'
6 May 2021 UNHCR has more than 17,300 staff, most of whom are based in the field. Meet Kristin Riis Halvorsen, who runs operations in southern Mexico. -
'Walking in their shoes has given me the tools I need to serve'
4 Dec 2020 UNHCR has over 17,000 personnel. Meet Elvia Peñaranda, a Venezuelan UN Refugee Volunteer who draws on her own experiences to assist Venezuelans refugees and migrants in Colombia. -
'I like the responsibility and I'm happy to be able to give back'
20 Aug 2020 UNHCR has more than 17,300 staff, most of whom are based in the field. Meet Luis Jose Faife, a driver in Mozambique. -
'I was very drawn to try and make a difference'
8 Aug 2019 UNHCR's Ann Encontre made a bold career change – from corporate law to protecting refugees. -
Remembering our colleagues Nadia, Jessica and Jackson
14 Mar 2019 Dedicated humanitarians Nadia Adam Abaker Ali, Jessica Hyba and Jackson Musoni were among 157 people who died in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302. -
'Gender-based violence never got enough attention'
4 Dec 2018 UNHCR has more than 11,500 staff, most based in the field. Meet ethics officer Keiko Odashiro, who protects refugees from sexual exploitation and abuse. -
'I know what it is like. I tell them: Please don't give up'
8 Nov 2018 UNHCR has more than 11,500 staff. Meet Oleksandra Lytvynenko, who uses her own experience of displacement to help those uprooted by conflict in Ukraine.
