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Refugees bear cost of massive underfunding
news UNHCR, 10 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )Funding for the world’s forcibly displaced and stateless people is becoming increasingly squeezed, with barely more than half of needs being met, and worsening hardship and risks for many refugees, other displaced people and the communities they live among. Six refugee and displacement situations gl... -
World leaders voice strong support for new refugee deal at UN General Assembly
news UNHCR, 24 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )"Almost nine in 10 of the world’s refugees are hosted in developing countries, where they often live in remote areas with significant development challenges. The impact on local services, infrastructure and resources “is colossal,” Grandi said. “Host countries have kept their borders open at a time ... -
British Hollywood actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw met with refugees this week in Rwanda’s Mahama and Gihembe refugee camps, on her first trip with U...
news UNHCR Rwanda, 14 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )“It’s one thing to hear about UNHCR’s work, and another to witness it first-hand. It has been eye-opening to meet the refugees who have fled unimaginable violence and suffering, and to hear their stories. -
Joint statement by UNHCR and OPM on preliminary results of refugee verification exercise
news UNHCR Africa, 09 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )By the end of the verification exercise 1,092,213 individuals have been verified as present representing 76 per cent of the initial target. During the verification exercise, OPM continued to attend to the ongoing emergency and registered new arrivals in all settlements and at transit centers along t... -
Safaricom Foundation supports refugee students to hone their skills in entrepreneurship, leadership and sports - Kenya
news UNHCR Kenya, 12 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )“I want to help young people like me to be leaders in their own communities." Cynthia Awamahoro from Burundi is grateful for the privilege to access secondary school education. The soft spoken Cynthia has already been awarded different gifts for her leadership skills at the school. She has also le... -
PRESS RELEASE: Helena Christensen urges support for world’s most underfunded refugee crisis
news UNHCR, 14 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )“We have to make difficult decisions every day about how to spend this very limited funding on things that should have equal importance,” Kenya said. “Do we build toilets, offer a variety of foods, do we build a classroom, do we buy clothes for a newborn baby? Whatever you choose affects the qualit... -
PRESS RELEASE: 16 Days of Activism: Grandi calls for better protection of refugees against sexual violence in the workplace
news UNHCR, 26 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )“The world of work can be particularly risky for refugees and other forcibly displaced people. Many are left with no choice but the informal sector, exposing them to unsafe and abusive working conditions, including gender-based violence.” -
Meets the Models Changing Stereotypes in Mahama Refugee Camp, Rwanda
news Vogue Magazine, 17 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )"Being in a refugee camp isn’t easy and we want to bring happiness and light to our lives.” They’re active and they are ‘representing’ – they’re out and about pitching themselves to designers and fashion houses, and they’ve already taken part in Kigali Fashion Week. -
States reach historic deal for refugees and commit to more effective, fairer response
news UNHCR, 18 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )“No country should be left alone to respond to a huge influx of refugees,” said the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. “Refugee crises call for a global sharing of responsibility, and the compact is a powerful expression of how we work together in today’s fragmented world.” -
Kigali sees economic sense in helping refugee entrepreneurs
news UNHCR Africa, 27 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )“The Government of Rwanda is very keen to continue supporting refugees through targeted assistance which includes their socio-economic inclusion,” explains Veneranda Ingabire, Senior Manager of the Special Projects Unit in MINEMA.