Tag: UNHCR
Sudan: Ongoing war robs young people hope for the future
When Ibrahim Abdulrahman’s name was announced on national radio as the top performing student in the country’s high school...
Cameroon: Food assistance to refugees at risk of stopping amid funding shortages
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are today warning that vital food...
DRC: Massive displacement as fighting surges in Eastern part
Fresh fighting since last week in the region has displaced an estimated 135,000 people from the town of Sake...
Guinea: UNHCR concerned about media repression, urges prompt change of course
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today expressed concern about increased repression of media freedom in the...
WFP resumes operations in Sudan, amid full-blown humanitarian ‘catastrophe’
The World Food Programme (WFP)Â had paused its life-saving activities after three staff were killed in North Darfur on 15...
Chad: aid for displaced desperately needed to avoid hunger
A dire lack of humanitarian funding has left hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced people in Chad...
UNHCR, AfDB conduct joint mission to Central African Republic on durable solutions for refugees and IDPs
Representatives of the African Development Bank (AfDB.) and the United Nations Refugee Agency have conducted a joint visit to...
Green energy companies partner to deliver clean and affordable energy to Kenya’s refugees
Renewvia, a leading global solar energy microgrid developer, has partnered with Okapi Green Energy (Okapi) Ltd to launch a...
Violence and threats by armed groups continue to displace refugees and civilians in Mali
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for enhanced support for those recently displaced in Mali, where violence and...
Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk
Five UN agencies on Thursday called for urgent action to protect millions of malnourished children in the 15 countries...
UN Women Kenya training for motorcycle taxi operators will enhance safety, GBV prevention and response
UN Women Kenya in collaboration with Honda Kenya trained 30 motorcycle taxi operators from Kakuma town on safety riding...
Drought and conflict force 80,000 to flee Somalia for Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
More than 80,000 people have arrived in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps, the majority arriving over the past two years...