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A partnership between UNHCR and IKEA Foundation is drawing on the skills of refugees and host communities in Ethiopia’s Melkadida to power a refugee camp. UNHCR

A UN spokesperson said that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) urged for a stronger response in the Americas as half a million people have crossed the Darien jungle - located on the border of Colombia and Panama - this year. UNIFEED / FILE

As an intercultural mediator, Sediqa, a refugee from Afghanistan, helps acclimate her compatriots to life in a small Portuguese city that is committed to welcoming refugees and migrants. UNHCR

A network of pro-bono lawyers in Poland have been helping newly arrived refugees from Ukraine navigate their rights and access social services. UNHCR

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that Abdullahi Mire – a former refugee and journalist who has championed the right to education while putting 100,000 books in the hands of refugee children in Kenya – will be the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’s 2023 global laureate. UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) express grave concern over the humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government uproots over 450,000 people from their homes. UNHCR

Chad is host to more than one million refugees - one of the largest and fastest-growing refugee populations in Africa. The recent conflict in neighbouring Sudan has driven hundreds of thousands more across the border. WFP

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising concerns over Pakistan’s announcement for undocumented foreigners to leave, as the orders have adversely affected Afghan nationals including registered refugees and others with valid documents. UNHCR

4.5 million people in north-west Syria are bracing to survive winter after a year marked by earthquakes, acute food shortages, and heightened hostilities. OCHA

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a three-day visit to Colombia, a country facing multiple population movements. UNHCR