Children at Tham Hin Refugee Camp learn the power of self-love and safety awareness
In a dimly lit community hall, in Tham Hin refugee camp, children sit attentively in rows on the floor. The air is filled with the hum of a pedestal fan and the soft whispers of excitement as children gather for a session on positive self-image and self-protection....
UNHCR commends Thai Cabinet’s landmark resolution to end statelessness
THAILAND: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency mandated to reduce statelessness, welcomes Thailand’s groundbreaking step toward ending statelessness. The Thai Cabinet has approved an accelerated pathway to permanent residency and nationality for nearly half a million...
The Story of Anna
A child who has been through so much suffering needs urgent support. They need food and clean water but above all, they need to feel safe. Safe enough to begin recovering from trauma and safe enough to feel like a child again.
UNICEF and UNHCR urge urgent action to end childhood statelessness
BANGKOK, 7 October 2024 – On this year’s International Birth Registration Day, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are jointly calling for increased awareness of the importance of birth registration. This registration is...
UNHCR welcomes Thailand’s full adoption of international convention to protect child rights
UNHCR welcomes Thailand’s full adoption of international convention to protect child rights UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Royal Thai Government’s decision to withdraw its reservation to Article 22 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)...
โอกาสทางการศึกษา: จุดเปลี่ยนผ่านความยากลำบากสู่ความสำเร็จของผู้ลี้ภัย
แบ่งปันเรื่องราวที่เปี่ยมไปด้วยกำลังใจของผู้ลี้ภัยในประเทศไทยที่ต้องเผชิญกับความท้าทายในชีวิต แต่ด้วยความมุ่งมั่นศึกษาเล่าเรียน เขาสามารถก้าวข้ามอุปสรรคต่างๆ มาติดตามกันว่าการศึกษาเปิดโอกาสใหม่ๆ ให้เขามีอนาคตที่ดีขึ้นได้อย่างไร เรื่องราวของอาเหม็ด (นามสมมติ)...
Concerned over impact of mpox on refugees and displaced in Africa, UNHCR calls for inclusion and international solidarity.
GENEVA – Without additional, urgent support, the recently declared mpox outbreak could become devastating for refugees and displaced communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other impacted countries in Africa, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns...
A famine crisis one year on: Lives saved and lessons learned
DOLLO ADO, Ethiopia, July 5 (UNHCR) – A year after the onset of the Somalia famine, Aden Yusef Kabey can laugh at the pain he endured. He has regained the body weight he lost over the past year. He can walk, eat and sleep. “I’ve come back from the...
“NOWHERE TO RUN” Climate change and displacement
Climate change and displacement Refugees, internally displaced and stateless people are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. UNHCR is working to protect them and strengthen their resilience to its current and future impacts, while also reducing our own...