Tree nursery workers near Bugoma forest, Uganda. UNHCR, March 2026 Refugee settlements and camps sit inside some of the world’s most fragile ecological zones, where environmental degradation and human need intersect. Now UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is taking a...
By Lamine Kane and Kritika Shrivastava Refugees and asylum-seekers in India can now access information and services through UNHCR’s Digital Gateway, a secure self-service platform that brings communication and registration closer to where communities live. Launched at...
On #WorldDigitalPreservationDay, we marked the day at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. It is an opportunity to take a brief moment to reflect on the criticality of digital preservation and why it is important for UNHCR, refugees and displaced and stateless persons. Our...
UNHCR, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) came together on November 26 during this year’s UN Forum on Business and Human Rights for a joint side event focused on strengthening...
By Pilar Pedrinelli, REP Fund Manager As the world convenes in Belém for COP30, the Refugee Environmental Protection (REP) Fund will spotlight how climate and nature finance can extend to displacement settings – where environmental degradation, energy...
By UNHCR Records and Archives Section To borrow a Gen-Z phrase, International Archives Week ‘hit different’ in 2025. It was far from a celebration this year. As has been widely reported, the humanitarian sector has been facing a calamitous financial shortfall –...
By Pilar Pedrinelli, REP Fund Manager The Refugee Environmental Protection (REP) Fund was established to place displaced communities at the centre of nature restoration and sustainable resource management. By connecting reforestation and clean cooking projects to...
By Heather Faulkner “When you depart for Ithaca, may your road be a long one, full of adventure and full of knowledge.” The opening lines of Constantine P. Cavafy’s 1911 poem, “Ithaca”, have served as inspiration to the 11 partner institutions,1 working together since...
