“NOWHERE TO RUN” Climate change and displacement
Climate change and displacement Refugees, internally displaced and stateless people are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. UNHCR is working to protect them and strengthen their resilience to its current and future impacts, while also reducing our own...
Refugees are full of hidden talents
Refugees are full of hidden talents! Our first session of art therapy was a success! Only a few tote bags and some acrylic painting, and the magic happened. Women Refugees could express themselves freely and create a personalized bag to take home....
UNHCR launched “Ramadan Table” for people forced to flee as part of the “7th Ramadan and Zakat campaign” in Thailand
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, works with Islamic organizations to develop specific tools for donors to support refugees from Muslim countries, including the Refugee Zakat Fund. Zakat is a mandatory donation that Muslims give to eligible beneficiaries such as the poor,...
UNHCR partners with Thai Fintech Association to advocate for tech and humanitarian synergy for refugee women.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced last year that the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations globally is likely to have exceeded 114 million, more than half of whom were women and girls. In times of forced...
UNHCR Representative in Thailand paid a courtesy call to Arun Boonchom, the Sheikhul Islam
UNHCR Representative in Thailand paid a courtesy call to Arun Boonchom, the Sheikhul Islam to congratulate and express appreciation for the Sheikhul Islam office’s support toward humanitarian work for refugees and displaced families. On 14 February 2024 – Mr....
UNIQLO and UNHCR unveil ‘Hope Away from Home’ graphic shirt collection to support refugees
Today, UNIQLO and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched the “Hope Away from Home” graphic shirt collection, created to support refugees. Featuring designs by five young artists from refugee and host communities, the shirts are available in select UNIQLO stores in 12...
Nearly 7,000 Rohingya refugees homeless as fire blazes through camp in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, 7 January 2024 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its humanitarian partners are scrambling to respond to the latest devastating fire that ravaged through Camp 5, one of the 33 camps in Cox’s Bazar that make the largest refugee camp in the world. Nearly...
Climate change and displacement: the myths and the facts
Five myths busted about the climate crisis and displacement. The climate crisis and human displacement are increasingly interconnected. Not only did climate-related disasters trigger more than half of new reported displacements in 2022, but nearly 60 per cent of...
Survivors of deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan struggle to recover
A large crowd has gathered in Rubat Perzada village, in Injil District, in Afghanistan’s western Herat Province, as residents wait to receive desperately needed aid, one month on from the series of devastating earthquakes that shook the province. The disaster...
