United States-based female refugee soccer players from Afghanistan will not have access to FIFA-organised training camps that determine the selection process for the newly-created Afghanistan women’s ...

Jodhpur: The plight of Pakistani female refugees found mention at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in ...

ESMERALDAS, Ecuador, May 14 (UNHCR) - Alba* fled from her home in Colombia a year ago, fearing for her life after receiving death threats and suffering sexual violence from members of an illegal armed ...

To mark the day when the whole world is celebrating women’s achievements and pressing for further progress in gender parity globally, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett met with the UN's Deputy ...

Global refugee crises often spark varying levels of public sympathy, with some displaced groups receiving warmer welcomes ...

Less than a week after becoming street homeless, an Ethiopian refugee came to the Refugee Council when her latent tuberculosis was at risk of becoming active. Just 28 days after receiving her refugee ...

South Sudanese refugee and DAFI Scholar Monicah Malith at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. ©UNHCR/Charity Nzomo. Investment launches USA for UNHCR global initiative to deliver 1,000 university ...

As a young refugee girl, I have faced many challenges in my education journey, but with determination, resilience, and hard work, I have overcome these personal difficulties. There have been ...

NEW YORK ― Being female, being exposed to 2 or more traumatic events, and having a personal or family history of psychiatric disorders are risk factors linked to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...