World
COP25: Italy and Mexico pave the way on climate education

Six-year-old girl in Beira receives her education pack as part of UNICEF's ramped-up response to children and families in Mozambique affected by Cylcone Idai, April 2019.
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The United Nations Network on Migration Commemorates First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
The United Nations Network on Migration commemorates this first anniversary of the adoption in Marrakech, Morocco, of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Global Compact) and celebrates the world’s 272 million migrants and their important role and the contributions to countries of origin and destination.
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More support needed for refugee education in Iran

Two Afghan refugee sisters living in Iran line up to start the school year.
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UNHCR welcomes Brazil’s decision to recognize thousands of Venezuelans as refugees

Venezuelans Ricardo and Maria hold their one-month-old son at a shelter in Manaus, Brazil.
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Saudi National Officially Identified as US Naval Base Shooter
The FBI has officially identified the shooter at the U.S. naval base in Pensacola, Florida who shot and killed three people Friday.
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UNHCR statement on Australia’s repeal of Medevac legislation

The Regional Processing Centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, November 2014.
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Weekend Travel in France Disrupted by Work Stoppages and Protests
France's most serious nationwide work stoppage in decades frustrated weekend travelers Saturday as truckers blocked thoroughfares and vital transportation services continued to operate far below normal capacity.
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Donors pledge US$1.2 billion funding to UNHCR for refugee protection and humanitarian programmes

UNHCR staff talk to students on the first day of term at Tal Estabel school in Aleppo, Syria, September 2019.
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Indian Gang Rape Victim Set on Fire on Way to Court, Dies
A woman in northern India who was on her way to a court hearing of a rape case she had filed months ago was set on fire Thursday morning by five men.
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UNHCR outraged at senseless attacks on humanitarians in South Sudan

Sunset over Doro refugee camp in Maban County, South Sudan, June 2013.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions

Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

