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Highlighted Underfunded Situations in 2018
linkIn Tanzania, some 52 per cent of the 232,716 Burundian refugees there are still living in emergency shelters designed for short term use – even years after their arrival. In the absence of school buil... -
Refugee children battle for education in Tanzania
linkWith not enough schools for the children, and a shortfall of funds, classes are having to take place under the trees in refugee camps in Tanzania. But when it rains, or is too windy, school is cancell... -
Refugee Students at M-Pesa Foundation Academy hone their skills in entrepreneurship, leadership and sports
linkThis year, the Academy accorded UNHCR the status of a county and for the first time admitted six refugees to the institution. This is a significant step towards offering refugees opportunities for po... -
UN refugee chief welcomes cities’ support for refugees
link“We think that an inclusive approach, based on investment in education and employment, is a much better and more sustainable, more dignified, model that really gives refugees opportunities for the fut... -
Global Trends in Forced Displacement Released Wednesday 19 June 2019
linkUNHCR’s annual Global Trends Report shows that nearly 70.8 million people were displaced at the end of 2018. Some 13.6 people were newly displaced during the course of the year. -
UNHCR chief pays tribute to ‘frontline’ aid workers
linkIn an address to UNHCR staff in Geneva to mark World Humanitarian Day, Grandi emphasized the crucial work carried out by thousands of UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency, colleagues working in duty stations from... -
Four million refugee children go without schooling: UNHCR report
linkTurn the Tide: Refugee Education in Crisis study finds refugee enrolment in school is failing to keep pace with growing displacement worldwide. -
Regional Ministers to Harmonize Regional Refugee Strategy
linkThe High-Level Ministerial meeting on refugees was organized by the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Kampala, Uganda. -
UNHCR to launch first Global Refugee Forum
linkWith tens of millions of people affected by war, conflict and persecution, the Global Refugee Forum will be an opportunity for countries to take stock of today’s situation and to strengthen the intern... -
International Friendship Day: Forging a friendship through art
linkAfter fleeing his home for Rwanda, Burundian artist Mike has made a friend for life.