Keep eyes on Gaza.
Keep eyes on Sudan.
Keep eyes on Ukraine.
Keep eyes on Myanmar.
Keep eyes on DR Congo.
Not every crisis makes the headlines, but all deserve the world’s attention.
Advocating for the rights of LGBTIQ+ refugees goes beyond
#PrideMonth
.
This month, next month and every month of the year, we will always work to protect everyone’s right to seek and enjoy asylum who are fleeing violence, war and persecution.
#Pride
How can we ensure our solutions to forced displacement and statelessness are sustainable?
The answer is clear: inclusion.
Integrating forcibly displaced persons into national systems is the path towards lasting solutions.
#UNHCRNGO2024
What happens if your school is washed away in a flood?
After floods in Afghanistan destroyed their village, these children are now studying outdoors.
Support by
@UNHCRAfg
provides some relief, but more support is needed as communities struggle with shock and loss.
Displaced Afghan, Zahra, now runs a carpet-making company in Herat, set up with a UNHCR business grant, employing 25 women – all displaced like her.
“People who are displaced need support to start new lives, to earn an income & access basic services.”
#WorldRefugeeDay
We said goodbye to 484 refugees who decided to start a new life back in Burundi today.
With thanks to our government counterparts in Burundi and Tanzania, and partners, departure was done in safety and dignity.
#WithRefugees
Together w/partner
@ROKADA_CF
,
@UNHCRUkraine
opened a new child-friendly space in Bobrovytsia, Chernihiv region🇺🇦
Now, local & displaced adults and children can come to the space to read books, find new friends & have computer classes.
🎦This
#WorldRefugeeDay
, join for a free screening of the Disney and Pixar film Elemental.
With video remarks from UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Mary Maker.
Meet us at the Kennedy Center outdoor film wall on June 21 at 8:30pm! ➡️
With less than $50 two months ago, Denise, a Congolese refugee, started selling vegetables at a market in Nyabiheke refugee camp to survive
She believes life would be much better if she could get more working capital to expand her business
Refugees like Denise need our support
Congrats to 602 Afghan refugee teachers👩🏫who have completed a new teaching skill training supported by UNHCR, together with education partners.
They learned:
💻Teach using digital tools
👧Support different learning needs
🏫Create a positive & inclusive environment
In
#Tchad
, women and children arrive at the border with harrowing stories of violence and fear. 630 people daily. With the rainy season threatening disease, urgent relocation of
#refugees
to safer areas is crucial for
#protection
and to save lives.
Feeling hopeful and energized after kicking off UNHCR's Global Consultations with NGOs.
We've set the tone for impactful change and collaboration, and will be diving into solutions, inclusion and gender equality over the next few days.
#UNHCRNGO2024
Civilians continue to pay the heavy price of the ongoing fighting in Sudan.
Each day the war continues, they’re robbed of the lives they’re entitled to and the future they deserve.
Enough.
If the physical archives of our more than 70 years of operation were stacked in a single pile, they would tower above Mount Everest by more than 10 kilometres. 🗻👀
Find out more about the UNHCR archive:
Gender equality remains one of the greatest human rights challenges.
Investing in women is a human rights imperative and key to building inclusive societies.
We must do more to give refugees hope.
We must do more to give refugees opportunities.
Including refugees in our schools, workplaces, health systems and communities is part of how we can do this.
Every 2 years, UNHCR and the
@ICVAnetwork
hold “NGO consultations” in Geneva — a big gathering of NGOs working with refugees, displaced, stateless people: 66 of 184 participating organizations are led by refugees! Delighted to open the meeting with
@JMunn_ICVA
and
@itsanitarani
.
The climate crisis impacts us all, but not equally.
Join UNHCR and Theo James in showing your solidarity with millions on the frontlines of climate change.
Let’s protect the most vulnerable. 🌍🌿