Emi Mahmoud: See us as more than just numbers
Sudanese-American slam poet and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud talks about the importance of "representing under-represented voices" in the negotiations and decisions being made at COP27.
Andrew Harper: Don’t make decisions about us without us
Andrew Harper, the Special Adviser on Climate Action for the UN Refugees Agency, discusses the importance of making sure the voices of people who have suffered losses and damages are heard loud and clear at COP27.
Refugee Youth in Kazakhstan Aim Higher
Brunel University London organizes field trip to refugee settlement camp in Zambia
In partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Brunel University London (United Kingdom), a member institution of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), organized a four-week field trip in Zambia from 31 May to 30 June 2019, to help students develop their understanding of the multi-dimensional challenges associated with living in the Mayukwayukwa refugee and resettlement community, and gain hands-on experience for the livelihood development projects that
The July 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: An Opportunity to Right-track Our Multilateral Engagement
More people are living better now than they were just 10 years ago. Four years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, we know that many Governments are putting the SDGs at the centre of their development plans and are aligning their policies and institutions behind the Goals.
UN urges international cooperation to make migration safer in a world on the move
18 December 2017 – On International Migrants Day, the United Nations is appealing for cooperation in managing migration to ensure that its benefits are most widely distributed, and that human rights of all concerned are protected – as recognized by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Desperate Rohingya refugees use home-made rafts to get to Bangladesh – UN
17 November 2017 – Over the past 10 days, dozens of makeshift rafts carrying more than a thousand people have floated into Bangladesh, proof that Rohingya refugees are resorting to increasingly desperate means to flee to Myanmar, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday.
In Manila, UN chief tells South-east Asian summit cooperation is vital to address shared challenges
13 November 2017 – Addressing the ninth Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations Summit in Manila, the Philippines, Secretary-General António Guterres called for collective global and regional action to combat the challenges facing the world, in particular, those related to climate change.
People without nationality face 'stark realities' of discrimination and persecution – UN report
3 November 2017 – Discrimination, exclusion and persecution are stark realities for many of the world's stateless minorities, the United Nations refugee agency warned in a new report, calling for immediate action to secure equal nationality rights for all.
Rohingya crisis: UNICEF issues 'Child Alert,' outlines urgent action to save lives
20 October 2017 – Issuing a dire warning on the desperate situation of Rohingya refugee children, who now number more than 320,000 in Bangladesh, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for an end to the atrocities targeting civilians in Myanmar's Rakhine state, and immediate and unfettered access to all children affected by the violence there.