UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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- We do not falter: UNHCR operations in a time of COVID (ExCom 2020)
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 05/10/2020
As we grapple with a coronavirus that has reached across all ends of the globe, UNHCR and its partners are racing to respond to the heightened needs of the forc...
- UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award global laureate, Mayerlín Vergara Pérez
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 01/10/2020
Mayerlín Vergara Pérez has made it her life’s mission to help children free themselves from the yoke of sexual violence. In recognition of her work, which now b...
- Mayerlin Vegara Pereza - 2020 Nansen Refugee Award Winner
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 30/09/2020
Mayerlín Vergara Pérez has made it her life’s mission to help children free themselves from the yoke of sexual violence. In recognition of her work, which now b...
- Massive floods in Sudan impact thousands of refugees and IDPs
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 24/09/2020
Floods devastate refugees and internally displaced people in Sudan. Many have lost all their property and have been left with little to rebuild their lives. UNH...
- Mohamed Salah takes messages from young refugees to the UN
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 22/09/2020
Mohamed Salah meets the High Commissioner and refugee students to discuss the importance of education for refugees. Mohamed Salah, Ambassador for UNHCR and Vod...
- This hero is the Asia regional winner of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Meet Rozma Ghafouri
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 20/09/2020
Rozma Ghafouri, a football coach and youth counsellor, uses sport to reach out to young refugees and undocumented Afghans in Iran, get them out of work and back...
- This hero is the Europe regional winner of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Meet Tetiana Barantsova
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 20/09/2020
Tetiana Barantsova has been a wheelchair user since she was 10, but has refused to let it limit her and has gone on to become a powerful advocate for others wit...
- This hero is the Africa winner of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Meet Sabuni Françoise Chikunda
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 20/09/2020
Congolese rights activist Francoise Sabuni Chikunda has endured extreme adversity and trauma to emerge as a champion for other refugee women. Her commitment has...
- This hero is the Middle East winner of the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Meet Rana Dajani
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 20/09/2020
Scientist Rana Dajani launched a global reading project that has reached nearly half a million children. For her impact on refugee children and thousands of oth...
- Syria: UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for help for the people of Syria
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 18/09/2020
After meeting families in Eastern Ghouta struggling to meet their basic needs and now threatened by COVID-19, UN Refugee Chief appeals for more help ease their ...
