We welcomed today to UNHCR’s family, the Lebanese social media influencer Karen Wazen who has been named as a High Profile Supporter of UNHCR for her dedication and commitment to raising awareness of the plight of refugees and displaced populations across the region over the past three years. The title was officially given to Karen…
Yemen is facing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. This is a fact. There are more people in need inside Yemen than anywhere else in the world. Maybe you have heard about it in the news or social media. But behind the latest news on Yemen, there are some critical facts, that few people are sharing:…
We are thrilled and excited to announce the opening of the MADE51 online store! It’s a truly positive and powerful UNHCR initiative and we would love your support in spreading the word far and wide. MADE51 connects refugee artisans with international markets. With the launch of the online marketplace, for the first time ever, customers…
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, five-year-old Mevan Babakar was living with her mother at a holding centre for refugees in the Dutch town of Bergen aan Zee. Mevan’s life had been hard. Her parents fled northern Iraq in 1991 as refugees and journeyed through Turkey, Azerbaijan and Russia before reaching the Netherlands, where…
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, five-year-old Mevan Babakar was living with her mother at a holding centre for refugees in the Dutch town of Bergen aan Zee. Mevan’s life had been hard. Her parents fled northern Iraq in 1991 as refugees and journeyed through Turkey, Azerbaijan and Russia before reaching the Netherlands, where…
I would have knocked, but your front door is missing. Not just the door, but also the hinges and the frame that once secured it to the wall
More than 1.5 million people have taken refuge in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where one in every four is either a refugee or an internally displaced person
Yemen is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. Without help, many more lives will be lost to violence, treatable illnesses or lack of food, water and shelter.
Over a million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar in successive waves of displacement since the early 1990s. Follow the crisis here.