When young people debate on forced displacement

Last week, the 69th session of the Students' United Nations (SUN) took place.In the framework of its partnership with Switzerland for UNHCR, the SUN Committee chose the theme of forced displacement for its traditional current affairs resolution.
In Switzerland

Tigray: an ongoing conflict

Recent developments in the conflict in Tigray pose a real challenge to the stability of the entire region. Today, 4.6 million people, or 83% of the population of Tigray, are facing food insecurity.
Emergency

Refugee Portraits: Ana Maria Angarita

For the third article in our series "Portraits of Refugees", we met Ana Maria Angarita, a Colombian refugee who fled to the USA in 2001. She then came to Geneva in 2009 to pursue her career in international cooperation.
Refugee Portraits
In Switzerland

Daisy Dell joins the Foundation Board

Switzerland for UNHCR is pleased to announce Daisy Dell as a new member of the Foundation Board. We took the opportunity of her appointment to find out more about her and her motivation to support the refugee cause.
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UNHCR

Education in exile and during COVID-19

While emergency relief, shelter and food are immediate necessities in crises like this, another challenge often remains in the shadows, although it is undoubtedly the most impactful in the long run: education.
UNHCR

Our selection of podcasts on the refugee cause

Although the word podcast has only been around since 2004, these digital audio programmes have become part of many people's daily lives. Switzerland for UNHCR brings you a selection of podcasts on the topic of forced displacement.
UNHCR

Afghanistan: returning home only to face more hardship

After decades of war that have forced people to flee, the Afghan population is once again on the move, no longer fleeing conflict, but the combined effects of climate change and economic collapse.
Emergency
Echos from the field

Standing with Refugees : Alter Start Food

For our eighth article, we went to meet Alter Start Food, a social enterprise that trains refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland through the development of a culinary project.
Standing with Refugees

Football jerseys in support of refugees

On Sunday 12 of December, Servette FC faced FC Basel at the Stade de Genève. Throughout the match, the Grenat team wore the Switzerland for UNHCR logo on their shirts, showing their support for the refugee cause.
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