UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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- Home is where the hut is
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 17/08/2018
UNHCR is building 4,700 eco-friendly transitional shelters for more than 30,000 displaced Yemenis. They are designed for the harsh conditions in Hajjah governor...
- Birth registration made easier for Syrian refugees
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 15/08/2018
New rules remove need for costly court process for unregistered births in Lebanon, easing access to education, health and other services for more than 50,000 ch...
- World Humanitarian Day 2018 - Making a difference together
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 10/08/2018
When you see someone in need, it makes you want to help. And, when you do, you feel like in your own way you’ve made a difference. On World Humanitarian Day, 19...
- 'This was the time to go help': UNHCR emergency coordinator
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 03/08/2018
For Massoumeh Farman-Farmaian, the September 11 attacks were a wake-up call and a start to her humanitarian career. As a native Farsi speaker, she set out to ha...
- Rohingya Crisis, One Year On: Relocating Refugees to Safer Shelters
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 01/08/2018
As the ongoing monsoon rains threaten the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh with floods and landslides, UNHCR has relocated more than 37,000 refugees to sturdy...
- Rohingya Crisis, One Year On: Ensuring Lifesaving Support for Mothers and Children
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 01/08/2018
In the four days it took her family to flee from violence in Myanmar to safety in Bangladesh, 25-year-old Tahara endured a journey plagued by monsoon rains, arm...
- Rohingya Crisis, One Year On: Providing Health Care for Thousands of Refugees
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 01/08/2018
Over the last year, UNHCR has opened 21 primary health clinics in Rohingya refugee settlements in Bangladesh, as well as women's centres that help mothers deliv...
- Free falafels for Yemen’s hungry
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 31/07/2018
With millions in Yemen in need of assistance and lacking food, a Syrian restaurant owner in Sana’a is offering free falafel to those going hungry. Information...
- UNHCR Landslide Expert on Rohingya crisis: “We’re Working Together for Common Solutions”
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 30/07/2018
Marina Drazba is UNHCR’s Shelter Officer in Cox’s Bazar, south-east Bangladesh where more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to since August last year. Sh...
- Cate Blanchett appelle les particuliers à témoigner de leur soutien aux réfugiés
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 30/07/2018
L'Ambassadrice de bonne volonté du HCR, Cate Blanchett appelle les particuliers à être #Aveclesréfugiés en inscrivant leurs actions sur la carte de solidarité d...
