Every Child has the Right to a Birth Certificate
Right to a birth registration, the importance and the rights arising from the possession of documentation
Chasing EU dream in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cheman Khedr Ali, a 34-year-old math and science teacher from Erbil, Iraq is traveling with her four children, two daughters, and two sons, in their quest to seek a better life in Europe. “In Erbil, the city where I come from, we don’t feel safe anymore, and live in...
Together again
Shafiq decided to flee Afghanistan when a man showed up at his workshop and threatened to kill them all if the family did not give him their daughter, who was only thirteen, to repay a family debt. The family travelled to Turkey then crossed the sea to Greece before...
Students create cartoons in solidarity with refugees
Seven enthusiastic students from the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje joined the project called Now a Refugee – Always Human and decided to help refugees by doing what they do best: draw and write. The UNHCR Skopje awareness raising project Now a Refugee –...
I don’t feel like a foreigner here
Twenty-nine year old Sutki Sokolovski has been stateless since birth. His tragic story, complicated by many difficult life events, started with a blank citizenship field in his birth certificate which would cause many missed opportunities later in his life. Sutki was...
UNHCR helps a child in Gjakovë/Đakovica to be able to attend school
“Arben nowadays goes more often in the yard and plays with the children of the same age. We are happy that he will start school next month.” It was Shpejtim, Arben’s father who told this to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency staff during a visit to this family in Gjakovë....
Cuban refugees work hard to start over in Montenegro
After fleeing political persecution in Cuba, Raul and his family are determined to build a new life and learn a new language in Montenegro.
UNHCR Advocates Durable Solutions for the returnees in the need of housing
Bashkim was servicing a TV set when we visited him on a sunny day in his house in Plemetin. He smiled when we entered his shop showing his appreciation for our visit.
Yemeni family reunited in Montenegro after four years apart
Former opposition activist says there were times when he thought he would never see his wife and children again.