The Virgin Atlantic Foundation: one year of supporting refugee students in Delhi
The Virgin Atlantic Foundation: one year of supporting refugee students in Delhi 16.11.2022 More stories UNHCR DAFI Scholar Mohammad, 18, photographed in Jordan. © UNHCR/Mohammad Hawari Sa Nei Tha is a young Chin asylum-seeker from Myanmar who lives in Delhi, India,...
Former ‘nature beginner’ is now on the front lines of the fight against climate change
Former ‘nature beginner’ is now on the front lines of the fight against climate change For Joshua, a refugee who fled gang violence, protecting the threatened tropical forests of his host country, Guatemala, has become both a calling and a moral imperative. 10.11.22...
UNHCR’s Grandi sounds alarm as drought grips Horn of Africa
UNHCR’s Grandi sounds alarm as drought grips Horn of Africa 28.10.2022 More stories As he concluded a five-day visit to Somalia and Kenya on Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on global leaders to spare no efforts in assisting...
Meet the refugees determined to create a cleaner, greener future
Meet the refugees determined to create a cleaner, greener future While the climate emergency continues to disproportionately impact stateless and displaced people from Pakistan to Nicaragua, these refugees are determined to do something about it. 21.10.22 More...
The torment of living under apartheid
The torment of living under apartheid Jackie shares her experience of fleeing South Africa after her live suddenly changed under the apartheid system. 17.10.22 More stories © Ian Panelo This Black History Month (and every month) we’re celebrating Black refugees,...
“I want to prove that a girl can be anything.”
“I want to prove that a girl can be anything.” Celebrating girls everywhere on International Day of the Girl. 11.10.22 More stories Girls everywhere continue to face unimaginable challenges; to their education, their physical safety, health and their emotional...
‘Our history of being Black and refugees should be re-told and never forgotten.’
‘Our history of being Black and refugees should be re-told and never forgotten.’ Author and Asian–African refugee Bharti Dhir shares her experience of fleeing Uganda under Idi Amin’s brutal regime. 06.10.22 More stories This Black History Month (and every month)...
“Education is a human right, not a privilege.”
“Education is a human right, not a privilege.” Hamza, 24, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, explains how a DAFI scholarship from UNHCR is helping him pursue his dreams. 26.09.2022 More stories Hamza was only 12 years old when the war broke out in Syria, and he was...
