Q&A with Mary Maker, UNHCR's newest Global Goodwill Ambassador

After fleeing conflict and finding hope through education – first as a student then a teacher – she is now a passionate advocate and storyteller who aims to amplify the voices of other refugees.

Joint press release: International community shows solidarity with efforts to enhance protection and find solutions for people forced to flee and host communities in Central America and Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico continues long tradition of welcoming refugees

Welcoming communities provide equitable access, civic engagement, and social connection that newcomers, like refugees, need to feel at home. The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico continues a long history as a sanctuary for the displaced.

New York market serves up food that showcases the city's rich cultural heritage

Many of the nearly 100 vendors at the Queens Night Market have refugee backgrounds.

LA Lakers' Wenyen Gabriel visits homeland of South Sudan with UNHCR, to 'speak up for refugees and displaced people everywhere'

IOM, UNHCR Call for Vigorous Investigation After Dozens Die in Abandoned Trailer in Texas

A refugee and advocate reflects on being a Black woman in the US

After fleeing conflict in Liberia as a child, Lourena Gboeah describes during Black History Month how she now draws on her own experiences in her career as a leading refugee advocate.

UNHCR welcomes landmark U.S. initiative on statelessness

UNHCR welcomes U.S. renewed effort to end policy that endangers asylum-seekers

This statement is attributable to Matthew Reynolds, UNHCR Representative for the United States and the Caribbean.