United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. They work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1y ago
GENEVA – The relocation of newly arrived refugees in the Somali region of Ethiopia, who fled clashes in Somalia’s Lascanood city, has begun, with 1,036 of the most vulnerable people transferred from border ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1y ago
A baseball training club in Lima gives young Venezuelans a second chance at their dreams of one day going professional ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1y ago
Five failed rainy seasons, rising prices, and a funding shortfall are pushing refugees in the Horn of Africa to the brink ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1y ago
An extended rainy season and flash flooding have made South Sudanese refugees' lives harder in Sudan ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1y ago
Across Europe, refugees from Ukraine are finding the sustainable support they need to live safely and securely ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1y ago
Training courses are helping Venezuelan refugees and migrants across Latin America gain the tools to be self-sufficient and contribute to their host countries ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1y ago
The future of a centre, which transformed women's ability to support themselves and their families, remains uncertain ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1y ago
THE HAGUE - Portrait of a Stranger, a creative multimedia collaboration between world-renowned photographer and storyteller Platon, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will debut today in partnership with ..read more
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1y ago
At the start of the holy month of Ramadan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is launching its 5th Islamic Philanthropy Annual Report, which shows the power and growing potential of Islamic giving to save lives ..read more