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Hope. Resilience. Strength.
These values shape everything #NansenAward winner for the Middle East and North Africa, Taban Shoresh, does through her organization, The Lotus Flower.
These values shape everything #NansenAward winner for the Middle East and North Africa, Taban Shoresh, does through her organization, The Lotus Flower.
December 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Hope. Resilience. Strength.
These values shape everything #NansenAward winner for the Middle East and North Africa, Taban Shoresh, does through her organization, The Lotus Flower.
These values shape everything #NansenAward winner for the Middle East and North Africa, Taban Shoresh, does through her organization, The Lotus Flower.
Meet Negara Nazari.
Education Advocate. Afghan woman. Refugee. 2025 #NansenAward winner for Asia-Pacific.
Education Advocate. Afghan woman. Refugee. 2025 #NansenAward winner for Asia-Pacific.
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Meet Negara Nazari.
Education Advocate. Afghan woman. Refugee. 2025 #NansenAward winner for Asia-Pacific.
Education Advocate. Afghan woman. Refugee. 2025 #NansenAward winner for Asia-Pacific.
🚨We are deeply alarmed by the worsening humanitarian situation in Burundi, which has reached a critical point following a rapid influx of refugees and asylum-seekers fleeing violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
December 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🚨We are deeply alarmed by the worsening humanitarian situation in Burundi, which has reached a critical point following a rapid influx of refugees and asylum-seekers fleeing violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“Whatever you do. Whoever you are. Don't underestimate the power that you have to change things for the better.”
📣 An important final message from UN High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org at the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
📣 An important final message from UN High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org at the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
December 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“Whatever you do. Whoever you are. Don't underestimate the power that you have to change things for the better.”
📣 An important final message from UN High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org at the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
📣 An important final message from UN High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org at the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
It’s official!
Barham Salih, former President of Iraq, has been elected as the next High Commissioner for Refugees.
Having been a refugee himself, he brings powerful lived experience to lead UNHCR.
We’re excited to welcome him soon. 💙
Barham Salih, former President of Iraq, has been elected as the next High Commissioner for Refugees.
Having been a refugee himself, he brings powerful lived experience to lead UNHCR.
We’re excited to welcome him soon. 💙
December 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It’s official!
Barham Salih, former President of Iraq, has been elected as the next High Commissioner for Refugees.
Having been a refugee himself, he brings powerful lived experience to lead UNHCR.
We’re excited to welcome him soon. 💙
Barham Salih, former President of Iraq, has been elected as the next High Commissioner for Refugees.
Having been a refugee himself, he brings powerful lived experience to lead UNHCR.
We’re excited to welcome him soon. 💙
Humanity took centre stage at the 2025 #NansenAward, where extraordinary people and organisations were recognised for standing with refugees and displaced communities around the world.
Check out the highlights.
Check out the highlights.
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Humanity took centre stage at the 2025 #NansenAward, where extraordinary people and organisations were recognised for standing with refugees and displaced communities around the world.
Check out the highlights.
Check out the highlights.
Meet the #NansenAward winner for the Middle-East and North Africa, Taban Shoresh.
Her non-profit, The Lotus Flower, has built safe spaces, skills programmes and mental health support for women and girls recovering from conflict, helping 105,000 people rebuild their lives.
Her non-profit, The Lotus Flower, has built safe spaces, skills programmes and mental health support for women and girls recovering from conflict, helping 105,000 people rebuild their lives.
December 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Meet the #NansenAward winner for the Middle-East and North Africa, Taban Shoresh.
Her non-profit, The Lotus Flower, has built safe spaces, skills programmes and mental health support for women and girls recovering from conflict, helping 105,000 people rebuild their lives.
Her non-profit, The Lotus Flower, has built safe spaces, skills programmes and mental health support for women and girls recovering from conflict, helping 105,000 people rebuild their lives.
More than 80,000 refugees have fled violence in eastern DRC arriving in Burundi.
Needs grow by the day. Families arrive with nothing. Resources are already stretched.
It's a race against time. You can help provide life-saving assistance.
Please donate. unh.cr/65cf83830
Needs grow by the day. Families arrive with nothing. Resources are already stretched.
It's a race against time. You can help provide life-saving assistance.
Please donate. unh.cr/65cf83830
December 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
More than 80,000 refugees have fled violence in eastern DRC arriving in Burundi.
Needs grow by the day. Families arrive with nothing. Resources are already stretched.
It's a race against time. You can help provide life-saving assistance.
Please donate. unh.cr/65cf83830
Needs grow by the day. Families arrive with nothing. Resources are already stretched.
It's a race against time. You can help provide life-saving assistance.
Please donate. unh.cr/65cf83830
Meet the #NansenAward winner for Asia-Pacific, Negara Nazari.
She co-founded the Ariana Learning Center to ensure refugee children had access to education.
Over 1,200 young people have been supported by the centre, developing the skills and confidence to pursue their dreams.
She co-founded the Ariana Learning Center to ensure refugee children had access to education.
Over 1,200 young people have been supported by the centre, developing the skills and confidence to pursue their dreams.
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Meet the #NansenAward winner for Asia-Pacific, Negara Nazari.
She co-founded the Ariana Learning Center to ensure refugee children had access to education.
Over 1,200 young people have been supported by the centre, developing the skills and confidence to pursue their dreams.
She co-founded the Ariana Learning Center to ensure refugee children had access to education.
Over 1,200 young people have been supported by the centre, developing the skills and confidence to pursue their dreams.
The Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review ended in Geneva with more than 30 new pledges to support refugees and host communities—covering jobs, education and lasting solutions.
Learn more: www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
Learn more: www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
UNHCR: Global refugee gathering ends with substantial new solidarity pledges | UNHCR
GENEVA – Over 30 new pledges were made at the second Global Refugee Forum Progress Review, which concluded today after three days of collaboration that reaffirmed international solidarity and commitment to improving the lives of refugees and the communities that host them.
www.unhcr.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review ended in Geneva with more than 30 new pledges to support refugees and host communities—covering jobs, education and lasting solutions.
Learn more: www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
Learn more: www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
“The Nansen Refugee Award celebrates extraordinary courage and compassion. This year’s laureates remind us that, even in dark times, compassion remains undimmed.”
🔵 @filippograndi.unhcr.org, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
ℹ️ www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
🔵 @filippograndi.unhcr.org, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
ℹ️ www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
December 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“The Nansen Refugee Award celebrates extraordinary courage and compassion. This year’s laureates remind us that, even in dark times, compassion remains undimmed.”
🔵 @filippograndi.unhcr.org, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
ℹ️ www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
🔵 @filippograndi.unhcr.org, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
ℹ️ www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
A special night celebrating extraordinary humanity.
Yesterday, our Goodwill Ambassador Leanne Manas presented the #NansenAward ceremony, honouring changemakers who dedicated their lives to helping refugees, internally displaced and stateless people around the world. 💙
Yesterday, our Goodwill Ambassador Leanne Manas presented the #NansenAward ceremony, honouring changemakers who dedicated their lives to helping refugees, internally displaced and stateless people around the world. 💙
December 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A special night celebrating extraordinary humanity.
Yesterday, our Goodwill Ambassador Leanne Manas presented the #NansenAward ceremony, honouring changemakers who dedicated their lives to helping refugees, internally displaced and stateless people around the world. 💙
Yesterday, our Goodwill Ambassador Leanne Manas presented the #NansenAward ceremony, honouring changemakers who dedicated their lives to helping refugees, internally displaced and stateless people around the world. 💙
🎤 Education has the power to transform refugees' lives.
Big message delivered from the #RefugeeForum by Hasan Al Matroud, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan.
Big message delivered from the #RefugeeForum by Hasan Al Matroud, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan.
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🎤 Education has the power to transform refugees' lives.
Big message delivered from the #RefugeeForum by Hasan Al Matroud, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan.
Big message delivered from the #RefugeeForum by Hasan Al Matroud, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan.
🎤 When peace returns, refugees return.
Nyakuma, a refugee from South Sudan, calls on the international community to address the root causes of conflict.
This is her big message from the #RefugeeForum.
Nyakuma, a refugee from South Sudan, calls on the international community to address the root causes of conflict.
This is her big message from the #RefugeeForum.
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🎤 When peace returns, refugees return.
Nyakuma, a refugee from South Sudan, calls on the international community to address the root causes of conflict.
This is her big message from the #RefugeeForum.
Nyakuma, a refugee from South Sudan, calls on the international community to address the root causes of conflict.
This is her big message from the #RefugeeForum.
📣 This week, governments, refugees and partners gather in Geneva for the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
@filippograndi.unhcr.org, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, opened with some key reminders.
@filippograndi.unhcr.org, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, opened with some key reminders.
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📣 This week, governments, refugees and partners gather in Geneva for the Global #RefugeeForum Progress Review.
@filippograndi.unhcr.org, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, opened with some key reminders.
@filippograndi.unhcr.org, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, opened with some key reminders.
Proliska is one of the few teams still reaching people along Ukraine's front line, evacuating those at risk and supporting communities in the hardest-to-reach places.
For their life-saving efforts, they are the #NansenAward winner for Europe.
For their life-saving efforts, they are the #NansenAward winner for Europe.
December 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Proliska is one of the few teams still reaching people along Ukraine's front line, evacuating those at risk and supporting communities in the hardest-to-reach places.
For their life-saving efforts, they are the #NansenAward winner for Europe.
For their life-saving efforts, they are the #NansenAward winner for Europe.
And now Taban Shoresh is the #NansenAward winner for MENA.
A survivor of war and displacement herself, she returned to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to found The Lotus Flower, a women-led organization helping other survivors rebuild their lives.
A survivor of war and displacement herself, she returned to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to found The Lotus Flower, a women-led organization helping other survivors rebuild their lives.
December 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
And now Taban Shoresh is the #NansenAward winner for MENA.
A survivor of war and displacement herself, she returned to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to found The Lotus Flower, a women-led organization helping other survivors rebuild their lives.
A survivor of war and displacement herself, she returned to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to found The Lotus Flower, a women-led organization helping other survivors rebuild their lives.
Refugees, you are not alone.
That’s our message today — and every day.
As global displacement tops 117 million, the right to seek asylum must not be allowed to fade. It is life-saving. It is indispensable. www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
That’s our message today — and every day.
As global displacement tops 117 million, the right to seek asylum must not be allowed to fade. It is life-saving. It is indispensable. www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
UNHCR at 75 – keeping our collective promises alive | UNHCR
Refugees, you are not alone. That’s our message to you today – and every day. Right now, more than 117 million people remain forcibly displaced globally, having been forced to flee their homes. Every minute, someone escapes war or persecution just to survive.
www.unhcr.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Refugees, you are not alone.
That’s our message today — and every day.
As global displacement tops 117 million, the right to seek asylum must not be allowed to fade. It is life-saving. It is indispensable. www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
That’s our message today — and every day.
As global displacement tops 117 million, the right to seek asylum must not be allowed to fade. It is life-saving. It is indispensable. www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
Meet Pablo Moreno Cadena.
Business leader. Inclusion champion. Private-sector pioneer. 2025 #NansenAward winner for the Americas.
Business leader. Inclusion champion. Private-sector pioneer. 2025 #NansenAward winner for the Americas.
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Meet Pablo Moreno Cadena.
Business leader. Inclusion champion. Private-sector pioneer. 2025 #NansenAward winner for the Americas.
Business leader. Inclusion champion. Private-sector pioneer. 2025 #NansenAward winner for the Americas.
They need food.
They need medicine.
They need shelter.
They need water.
They need education.
They need the very basics.
They need peace.
High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org's reflections from Sudan.
They need medicine.
They need shelter.
They need water.
They need education.
They need the very basics.
They need peace.
High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org's reflections from Sudan.
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
They need food.
They need medicine.
They need shelter.
They need water.
They need education.
They need the very basics.
They need peace.
High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org's reflections from Sudan.
They need medicine.
They need shelter.
They need water.
They need education.
They need the very basics.
They need peace.
High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org's reflections from Sudan.
Chief Azia treats everyone in Gado-Badzéré equally.
No distinctions. No barriers.
🏅 Meet the 2025 #NansenAward Global Laureate.
No distinctions. No barriers.
🏅 Meet the 2025 #NansenAward Global Laureate.
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Chief Azia treats everyone in Gado-Badzéré equally.
No distinctions. No barriers.
🏅 Meet the 2025 #NansenAward Global Laureate.
No distinctions. No barriers.
🏅 Meet the 2025 #NansenAward Global Laureate.
This year’s UNHCR #NansenAward honours five heroes bringing hope in crisis.
From Cameroon to Ukraine, their courage shows what it means to stand with displaced people — with dignity, safety and compassion. unh.cr/NDDffU
From Cameroon to Ukraine, their courage shows what it means to stand with displaced people — with dignity, safety and compassion. unh.cr/NDDffU
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
This year’s UNHCR #NansenAward honours five heroes bringing hope in crisis.
From Cameroon to Ukraine, their courage shows what it means to stand with displaced people — with dignity, safety and compassion. unh.cr/NDDffU
From Cameroon to Ukraine, their courage shows what it means to stand with displaced people — with dignity, safety and compassion. unh.cr/NDDffU