"UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGUEES - UNHCR"

UNHCR’s tech-friendly registration process is helping thousands of Rohingya refugees getting their own identity cards, along with better protection while in exile, and the prospect of a return home one day. UNHCR

Escalating conflict in Cameroon’s Northwest and Southwest regions has displaced hundreds of thousands of people within and outside the country. Many who have crossed into neighbouring Nigeria fled with very little belongings and are struggling to cope with life in exile. UNHCR

Determined to challenge the conservative traditions of her country Afghanistan, Sadaf formed the first women’s boxing team, winning medals for her country. As her fame grew, she began to receive threats, forcing her to seek asylum in Spain and start a new life there. UNHCR

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN aid agencies expressed their concern over the dramatically deteriorating humanitarian situation in Tripoli and stressed that more needed to be done to protect all non-combatants caught up in the battle for the Libyan capital, as victim numbers rise and thousands flee their homes. UNTV CH

A new exhibition at this years’ Venice Biennale aims to put refugees centre stage in a debate over whether art should try to change society. UNHCR

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Slowly, some Syrians are returning to their destroyed homes and neighbourhoods. Jihad was the last to leave his home in Homs and the first to return. The task rebuilding his life is daunting. UNHCR

Aminata Sidibé was born in Côte d’Ivoire in 1960, the same year the country became independent. Three other generations of her family have followed, but they are still not recognized as Ivorian. Like thousands of others, they are penned in by legal barriers that put them at risk of statelessness. UNHCR

Carmen is a 34-year-old Ecuadorian who runs a hostel in El Juncal, in the northern Imbabura province. When Carmen saw Venezuelans arriving in Ecuador, many making an exhausting journey on foot, she decided to offer up shelter in her hostel for free. UNHCR