They once stood as children whose lives were shaped by displacement.
Today, they stand together at the highest level of the game.
UNHCR’s Gamechanging Team ahead of the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup shows what’s possible when children forced to flee are given safety and opportunity.
*This video was made using AI to help visualize childhood and present-day versions of the player.
Big news for Ghana and Africa’s research community! 🇬🇭🇪🇺
Congrats to Prof. George Meyiri Bob-Milliar of @KNUSTGH, the first Ghanaian and second African to win the prestigious @ERC_Research Synergy Grant!
His team receives €10.3m for research on political parties and democracy.
President John Dramani Mahama has, on behalf of the government and the people of Ghana, donated modest but heartfelt relief items worth GHS 10 million to three countries —Jamaica, Cuba, and Sudan —that have been hit by a humanitarian crisis.
The gesture responds to the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 cyclone that swept through the Caribbean, affecting over 1.5 million people in Jamaica, Cuba, and other islands, as well as the heavy toll on refugee agencies tackling thousands displaced by the Sudanese conflict.
How can drone imagery and open source tools on GitHub help build sustainable communities for refugees?
This is the story of how UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@UNRefugeeAgency), worked with partners to transform aerial images into vital maps for refugees in Kakuma and Kalobeyei.
Learn more about this incredible tech-for-good initiative. 👇
https://t.co/ogUlzGpG11
@tylerperry This is one of the best movies 🍿 I have watched in a very long time. I am struggling to understand all the hate, but I guess that’s what opinions are for.
#WATCH: War, violations of international law & a fragmented system have created “a perfect storm,” warns #UN@Refugees Agency chief @FilippoGrandi. Read more here https://t.co/HMOI5c80v5
A massive earthquake has devastated Myanmar’s most vulnerable communities.
Families who have already fled conflict now need urgent aid to survive.
Your support can make a life-saving difference—please give today: https://t.co/74333r7Np9
Today, the Refugee Donor Group meets with the UN High Commissioner @FilippoGrandi to discuss the newly launched #Shirika Plan. Denmark reiterates its continued support for @Refugees who is a key partner in making #Shirika a reality and a success.
Brutal financing cuts in humanitarian aid are not a funding shortfall.
They are a crisis of responsibility.
Millions of innocent people are at risk.
The cost of inaction will be measured in more instability and in many lost lives.
My statement 👇🏻
https://t.co/TmhRUEGa6y
"Eastern DRC remains one of the world's humanitarian crises. Near the frontlines, sexual violence + human rights abuses remain rampant as is the looting + destruction of civilian homes and businesses"- UN Refugee Agency's @EbaPatrick briefs the press today:https://t.co/JeF2eWO1PB
Heartbreaking scenes unfold in #Goma as hundreds of thousands are forced to flee, seeking safety from the advancing #M23 and Rwandan forces.
For many, this marks over 30 years of living on the run, caught in an endless cycle of displacement. 💔
Credit: @ThomasVLinge
#MetroDigital #MetroTV
What is the situation like on the ground in #Lebanon?
How difficult is it to care for displaced people in the country?
Here's @MattSaltmarsh from @Refugees#KayBurley SS
Witness the humanitarian crisis unfolding at the Syria-Lebanon border as thousands flee escalating violence.
📌 UNHCR’s @llosa_gonzalo explains what’s happening on the ground.