1st of August: No reason to celebrate for stateless people

What must it feel like for a person who lives in a country that does not recognize them? For which they don´t really exist? And to know that their own government won´t provide for their safety?
In Switzerland

100 days of conflict in Sudan

This past weekend, the conflict in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the forces of the country's ruling army entered its 100th day.
Emergency

Picturing horror: conflicts seen through children's drawings

In 2022, there were 108.5 million people forced to flee their homes worldwide. 41% of them are under the age of 18. While children are among those most affected by situations of forced displacement, their stories are not often heard.
In Switzerland

Running, swimming and cycling for refugees

Last weekend saw the 33rd edition of the La Tour Genève Triathlon, the biggest competition of its kind in Switzerland. In the heat of the day, more than 3,600 people swam, ran and cycled along the shores of Lake Geneva.
In Switzerland

NFTs for good: Kind Hoofs project sold out in 48 hours

At the core of Switzerland for UNHCR's collaboration with the Cardano Foundation, we are collaborating with Goat Tribe, an important actor in the Cardano ecosystem. Through the Kind Hoofs initiative, we launched an NFT sale that went sold out in 48H.
UNHCR

Visibility is inclusion: World Refugee Day 2023

To celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20, Switzerland for UNHCR, UNHCR’s national partner in Switzerland, invited members of the refugee and host community to participate in an Inside Out activity.
In Switzerland

108.5 million people displaced in 2022

On June 14th, UNHCR released the 2022 Global Trends Report, a landmark publication summarizing the situation of forced displacement throughout the world.
UNHCR

UNHCR and UNIQLO third edition of the Youth with Refugees Art Contest

On World Refugee Day, June 20th UNHCR is launching its third edition of the Youth with Refugees Art Contest in collaboration with UNIQLO, encouraging young people across the world to use their creativity in support of people forced to flee.
UNHCR

The right to live in peace: advocating for LGBTIQ+ rights in Colombia

A trans woman, María Victoria has faced discrimination throughout her life and decided to make advocating for displaced LGBTIQ+ people -a particularly vulnerable population- her life-mission.
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