To mark the day when the whole world is celebrating women’s achievements and pressing for further progress in gender parity globally, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett met with the UN's Deputy ...

In 2015, Germany opened its borders to hundreds of thousands — many fleeing Syria and Afghanistan. But many women who arrived in the last 10 years do not work. What hurdles do they face, and how are ...

GENEVA, December 12 (UNHCR) - A Norwegian polar explorer joined more than 50 senior businesswomen and aid workers in Geneva earlier this week to look at ways in which women leaders could help female ...

As a young refugee girl, I have faced many challenges in my education journey, but with determination, resilience, and hard work, I have overcome these personal difficulties. There have been ...

A project involving bilingual children's storybooks and toy-filled sacks has helped refugees - many from Afghanistan - with developing English language skills. The 'Story Sack' programme, put together ...

South Sudanese refugee and DAFI Scholar Monicah Malith at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. ©UNHCR/Charity Nzomo. Investment launches USA for UNHCR global initiative to deliver 1,000 university ...

NEW YORK ― Being female, being exposed to 2 or more traumatic events, and having a personal or family history of psychiatric disorders are risk factors linked to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...