This week, the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan are coming to a close. An official refugee team of six athletes from four nationalities competed in various events for the first time.
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Humanitarian emergency in Afghanistan
Images of crowds on the tarmac of Kabul airport, desperately trying to leave Afghanistan, could been seen all around the world. After 20 years of conflict, the Taliban have seized power.
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70 ans en images
July 28 marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. We decided to celebrate this anniversary milestone by looking back at seven decades of photo archives from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
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More than 82 million displaced in 2020
Over the past 10 years, the number of people forced to flee their homes has been exponentially increasing. In 2020, there were more than 82.4 million uprooted people.
For 75 years, Magnum Photos and UNHCR have been documenting the journeys of refugees through powerful images, from the post-war period to the present day.
iscover five surprising facts about UNHCR’s 75 years of action from Geneva to the world — protecting 122 million people and twice awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Anne-Marie Deutschlander, UNHCR Representative in Moldova, shares how Ukrainian refugees in Moldova survive harsh winters on CHF 48 a month — and how Switzerland helps save lives.
Maria Stavropoulou, UNHCR Representative in Jordan, shares how funding cuts are deepening the crisis for Syrian refugees in Jordan. An honest account of a crisis that demands our attention, and above all, our action.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned as escalating, brutal violence in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur region, has forced thousands of civilians to flee.