June 18
Africa: Abala's Sustainable Market Garden - Refugees, Internally Displaced People, and Host Community Members Grow Opportunities and Close-Knit Ties
In Abala, Niger, an eight-hectare market garden thrives despite the arid landscape. Refugees, internally displaced people, and local community members work together to cultivate… Read more »
Africa: Host Communities Embrace and Support Forcibly Displaced People Across West and Central Africa
In West and Central Africa, host communities are offering invaluable support to forcibly displaced people, sharing food and shelter despite their own difficulties. This solidarity… Read more »
May 27
Africa: UNHCR Welcomes Commitments At ID4Africa 2024 On Digital Identity Gains for Displaced People in Africa
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed on Friday commitments made by various African countries to integrate refugees and stateless people into their national identification systems… Read more »
May 20
East Africa: Five Things to Know About the Catastrophic Flooding in the East and Horn of Africa
Torrential rains across the East and Horn of Africa have claimed hundreds of lives and washed away homes, uprooting thousands of people including refugees and other previously… Read more »
May 15
Africa: UNHCR Launches New Learning Platform to Boost Emergency Preparedness and Response in Africa
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched a new learning platform that seeks to strengthen the capacities of local humanitarian actors to prepare for and respond to humanitarian… Read more »
April 29
Africa: Education Above All Foundation and UNHCR Partner to Enrol More Out-of-School, Refugee Children
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and global development organization Education Above All (EAA) Foundation have signed a new, five-year agreement aimed at addressing the global… Read more »
April 24
Africa: UNHCR Launches Fund to Shield Refugees and Other Displaced People From Climate Shocks
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched the UNHCR Climate Resilience Fund, seeking to boost the protection of refugees and displaced communities who are most threatened by… Read more »
March 21, 2023
Africa: AU, EU and UN Push for Urgent Action to Address the Pressing Needs of Migrants and Refugees in Libya
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November 04, 2022
Africa: UNHCR's Grandi Urges Action to Resolve Plight of Stateless 'Living in the Shadows'
Stronger efforts are needed to resolve the plight of those who lack a nationality, urged UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, today on the 8th anniversary of UNHCR's… Read more »