Refugee News & Stories
Hope for Pemba community as they gain recognition as Kenyan citizens
Barke Hamisi always felt she was a Kenyan, until her first encounter with the stigma of statelessness. Nearly three decades later, she can finally say, “I belong.”
UNHCR helps Indigenous Venezuelans to stay on their lands
The Pemón people are the guardians of an immense nature reserve in southeastern Venezuela. But poverty is pushing many off their traditional lands.
Afghanistan’s women carpet weavers thrown an economic lifeline
A UNHCR-supported carpet weaving and processing centre will provide new jobs and better working conditions for former refugee and displaced Afghan women.
World Humanitarian Day 2023
In celebration of World Humanitarian Day 2023, we highlight humanitarian workers like Tetiana from Ukraine making a real difference to the lives of forcibly displaced people on the ground
Hikma: Unlocking opportunities through education for a brighter future for refugees
Over the last three years, Hikma Pharmaceuticals has been supporting refugee students through UNHCR’s DAFI Programme, a scholarship programme that offers refugees the possibility to earn an undergraduate degree in their country of asylum or home country.
“Being a refugee doesn’t stop you from having ideas…”
A settlement where innovation and creativity thrive.