Refugee women leaders: Mary Maker
Refugee women leaders: Mary Maker “For the child of war, an education can turn their tears of loss into a passion for peace.” © TEDxKakumacamp / Tobin Jones Despite experiencing the trauma of conflict, Mary Maker is a beacon of light for so many. After...
Refugee women leaders: Maya Ghazal
Refugee women leaders: Maya Ghazal Student, activist, TedX speaker, pilot: there’s no limit to what Syrian refugee Maya Ghazal can do, which is why we’re spotlighting her achievements this Women’s History Month. © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell In 2015, Maya Ghazal fled...
Refugee women in science: Hadir
The Iraqi refugee leading the charge for women in science “Resettlement means to me a future full of happiness, full of freedom, full of safety… and also the chance to be a scientist in the future.” © UNHCR/Laura Padoan Hadir lives in the UK with her family. They...
Meet Sabuni Françoise Chikunda
Meet Sabuni Françoise Chikunda “I am a refugee myself but I also help my fellow refugee women to improve their lives.” © UNHCR/Esther Ruth Mbabazi Françoise lives in Nakivale, a large settlement in Southwest Uganda that hosts around 133,000 refugees from many...
“It is the third time I am fleeing my country. I am tired.”
“It is the third time I am fleeing my country. I am tired.” As rains approach, the race is on to get aid to thousands seeking safety in a remote village in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. ©UNHCR/Fabien Faivre Twice in his long life, 74-year-old Joseph...
Aiming Higher with Maya Ghazal and Douglas Booth
Aiming Higher with Maya Ghazal and Douglas Booth At a refugee solidarity event hosted by our partner WeWork, Maya and Douglas discuss how education is a lifeline for so many young refugees. With only 3% of refugees currently accessing higher education, UNHCR is...
This winter, spare a thought for refugees
This winter, spare a thought for refugees On a trip to Egypt with UNHCR David Morrissey met those forced to flee. ©UNHCR/Pedro Costa Gomes Late in 2019, before COVID-19 became a part of our everyday, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador David Morrissey travelled to Egypt,...
Seeking safety in Amman
Seeking safety in Amman Hunada and her children left everything behind in Damascus. ©UNHCR/Jordi Matas When Hunada thinks back to the apartment she owned in Syria, she remembers it fondly. “It had three bedrooms, a big guestroom, a big living room, bathrooms and a...
