"UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGUEES - UNHCR"

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said it was working with the hospital at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan to educate refugees about COVID-19 as it prepares for a possible outbreak. UNHCR

As the world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is making preparations to ensure the refugee population in Lebanon is equipped to deal with an outbreak. UNHCR

Using natural materials, refugee women in Jordan’s largest refugee camp are making locally produced soap and giving it away to families in need to help prevent COVID-19. The women are trained by UNHCR as part of the Made in Za’atari project which focuses on training women. UNHCR

In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urges warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons in support of the bigger battle against COVID-19: the common enemy that is now threatening all of humankind.

Arturo Martinez was only months from graduating from university when he joined in anti-government protests. In return, he was beaten and threatened, forced to abandon his studies and flee the country. Now in Costa Rica, he struggles to rebuild his life. UNHCR

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

This week marks nine years since the start of the conflict in Syria, a stretch of time that weighs heavily on the lives of millions of ordinary Syrians who have seen their loved ones lost, homes destroyed, families uprooted, and their lives put on hold. For 11-year-old Naamat, a refugee from Homs living in Jordan, the war has seen her take on responsibilities well beyond her years. UNHCR

Sidi Ould Amin is a former refugee from Mali who returned home and started his own tailoring business. He is making use of the valuable skills he learned in a refugee camp in Burkina Faso where he received vocational training through a programme run by UNHCR with support from the European Union to help refugees become more self-reliant. UNHCR

When Delsy fled Colombia 18 years ago for Panama, her dreams of working in fashion disappeared. But after taking part in a programme that helps put skilled refugees back to work, her hopes have been rekindled. UNHCR

UN agencies together with the Bangladesh authorities have appealed for USD 877 million to support hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, where conditions are still not conducive for their safe return. UNTV CH