UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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- Stateless Swimmer Wants To Be Seen
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 06/02/2020
Rafael Roxas was abandoned by his parents as a child and raised in an orphanage in the Philippines. He found hope as a competitive swimmer, but his dreams were ...
- Thousands of Congolese refugees return home after years in exile
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 05/02/2020
UNHCR is aiding thousands of Congolese refugees to return from Angola to the Kasai region, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Security in Kasai is s...
- Niger: Brick by brick, building hope for refugees and locals
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 31/01/2020
Rising insecurity sent Mariam and her four children out of Mali and into refugee camps in Niger, where life has been a struggle. But now she is getting her own ...
- Sahel Crisis - UN refugee chief visits innovative shelter solution in Niger
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 30/01/2020
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Wednesday inaugurated an innovative housing site in Niger that aims to address urgent and growing humanitari...
- It’s how you make people feel that matters
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 27/01/2020
By supporting UNHCR, you’ve given hope to so many people who have been forced to flee their homes. You’ve helped many of them feel better. Safer. Happier. More ...
- Nakout, a refugee from South Sudan, pens a letter to her long-lost daughter
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 24/01/2020
Nakout hasn’t seen her daughter Achan since she was kidnapped by a Ugandan rebel group in 2003. After escaping from the group, Nakout became a refugee in Finlan...
- Nakout, a refugee from South Sudan, learns to play a popular Finnish sport: frisbee golf
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 24/01/2020
Nakout Sylvia was kidnapped by a Ugandan rebel group in 2003 and was held captive for 12 years in Central Africa. As a result of the continual sexual abuse, she...
- 6 ways the Global Refugee Forum will change refugees’ lives
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 17/01/2020
The first-ever Global Refugee Forum brings together refugees, heads of state and government, UN leaders, international institutions, development organizations, ...
- A baby caught between two countries: fighting statelessness
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 10/01/2020
Genesis became pregnant only a few months after fleeing Venezuela. The status of her son Kristtian, born in Colombia, was uncertain, as he was neither born to a...
- Turkey’s scholarship helps Syrian girl pursue dream study
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 02/01/2020
Syrian refugee Sidra fled her home country to seek safety in Turkey where she secured a university scholarship that helped her pursue her dream study: Dentistry...
