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UNHCR has more than 11,500 staff. Meet Oleksandra Lytvynenko, who uses her own experience of displacement to help those uprooted by conflict in Ukraine.
The Why I Give series provides donors like Regina an opportunity to share why they support refugees and offer encouragement for other compassionate Americans to join them.
The Why I Give series provides donors like Christine an opportunity to share why they support refugees and offer encouragement for other compassionate Americans to join them.
UNHCR has more than 11,500 staff, most of whom are based in the field. Meet Massoumeh Farman Farmaian, who coordinates on emergency responses.
"I love my little sister…I want to protect her from bad things and try to show her only good things.”
This Syrian refugee family is grateful for the opportunity and warmth that greeted them in their host country.
In June 2018, Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-born American and the author of 'The Kite Runner,' traveled to Lebanon as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Still haunted by the image of the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi — the 3-year-old Syrian refugee boy who died at sea while fleeing to Europe in 2015 — he wanted to understand what drives families to make such desperate journeys. Here are a few of the people Khaled met.
Rather than buying hundreds of dollars’ worth of trinkets and gadgets that will just sit on a shelf, purchase something that could save a life this holiday season.
Planting and harvesting food not only allows refugees to feed and care for their families, it provides them with an opportunity to earn a living and reclaim their independence.
UNHCR’s Representative in Afghanistan, Caroline Van Buren, describes the current situation in the country and how our staff and partners are helping displaced people.
Our donors are empowering refugees every day to build better, brighter futures. Take just a moment to read some words of inspiration from compassionate refugee supporters.
Take a moment and hear from our Muslim faith donors about the importance of supporting refugees during Ramadan.
A new statelessness determination procedure in Ukraine gives people without identity documents the right to work, study and access healthcare.
A troubling new report indicates that opportunities to learn diminish greatly when children are forced to flee their homes and as they grow older.
USA for UNHCR supporters like you have already helped thousands of kids to keep learning during the coronavirus pandemic, but more children need your help.
Check out this list of gifts and ideas that can turn your holiday shopping into meaningful impact for displaced families this year.
With a sturdy shelter to call home and the means to feed, clothe and care for her children, Alin is smiling again because she feels safe - for the first time in quite a while.
In his new memoir, ‘Asylum,’ Nigerian refugee and LGBTIQ+ activist Edafe Okporo writes that even detention and discrimination didn’t shake his faith in America.
The Why I Give series provides donors like Elisa an opportunity to share why they support refugees and offer encouragement for other compassionate Americans to join them.
The Why I Give series provides donors like Bill an opportunity to share why they support refugees and offer encouragement for other compassionate Americans to join them.
UNHCR’s Bathoul Ahmed describes some of the horrors she has witnessed while working in war-torn Yemen.
USA for UNHCR’s mission is to protect and empower the world’s refugees. Using storytelling to engender empathy is critical to what we do. But it’s not enough.
This Giving Season there are ways you can make your loved ones feel special while helping refugees get through the cold winter.
Is there a difference between 'refugee' and 'migrant'? Yes, the two terms have distinct meanings and confusing them leads to problems for both populations.
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been remarkable progress for vaccine inclusion of millions of refugees and displaced people but logistical challenges continue to pose a challenge.