It’s not easy to make a change. If you are like me, the chances are that you are feeling exhausted by all the chaos in the world. Wherever you look, every social media post you see, every news you hear, seems to carry with it bad news. People are suffering everywhere. This amount of human…
There is a famous phrase that you must have seen at some point on the internet. It goes as follows: “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Over the years people had different interpretations of this message, but all with the same intention and one main message, “when life gives you challenges, create opportunities”. This…
We live in a world full of chaos, which sometimes leaves us feeling hopeless and helpless. As someone working with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, we try our best to cut through the noise, to tell the stories of families displaced by violence, persecution or war, hoping to be able to offer a glimmer of hope and change to the life of refugee families. We highlight the resilience of refugee families, who need our support…
In this interview, our colleague Paula Esteban, UNHCR Lebanon Senior Communications Officer, shares heartfelt real-life stories from refugee mothers she has met in the field. She also highlights UNHCR’s work ahead of winter in Lebanon, a country that has faced so much hardship over the past two years, and continues to host more than 1 million refugees…
Our work protecting and assisting refugees around the world would be impossible without the cooperation of valued partners who are committed to alleviating the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable and helping them build a better future. In the United Arab Emirates, one of our major partnerships is with The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), established…
On the 13th of November, we celebrated the international “World Kindness Day”. A day to promote kindness and compassion around the world. And this year more than ever, we feel that kindness is needed. Here at UNHCR, we already know that small acts of kindness can change the world and they start with each one of…
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…