Hauser & Wirth to launch ‘’Art for Better’’, an online auction in support of UNHCR

Prestigious contemporary and modern art gallery Hauser & Wirth is launching an online auction to help raise funds for both UNHCR’s Ukraine emergency operations and for the organization’s humanitarian interventions in the world’s most forgotten situations.
In Switzerland

Underfunded crises: 12 countries in desperate need of support (3/3)

In this final article of a series of three, the countries we will have a closer look at are South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda and Yemen. Being severely underfunded, they have raised UNHCR’s concerns.
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"Seuls en exil": the story of three unaccompanied refugee minors

On the occasion of the book's official release, we met Kalonji to find out more about the creative process and the importance of dealing with this theme.
In Switzerland

Underfunded crises: 12 countries in desperate need of support  (2/3)

In this article, the second of a series of three, the countries we get to have a closer look at are Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon.
UNHCR

Underfunded crises: 12 countries in desperate need of support

Throughout a series of three articles, we will have a closer look at the countries UNHCR is most concerned about, given their severe underfunding, starting with the situations in Bangladesh, Chad, Colombia and The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A hopeful future for young refugees

After being forced to flee, education becomes difficult to access for many refugee children. 
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Echos from the field

They were once refugees

People forced to flee have always contributed to their host communities and sometimes even to the world. We look back on some famous refugees who have shaped history or are major figures in the world today.
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Pakistan: under water and rubble

Torrential rains and floods of unprecedented brutality and magnitude have caused destruction and death across Pakistan.
Emergency

“Even here we might die because we have nothing”

The Horn of Africa region is currently experiencing its worst drought in over 40 years. After four failed rainy seasons and a fifth on the horizon, millions of people have had to flee their homes.
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5 refugee athletes who made their mark on Swiss sport

Discover the inspiring journeys of 5 refugee athletes in Switzerland: from cycling to marathons, they've turned being forced to flee into sporting success. Stories of resilience, integration and Olympic dreams.
Refugee Portraits