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Father-of-11, Mohammad Yasin grows vegetables year-round in his village in Kapisa province under a greenhouse project supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency & partner ACHRO.
“Now I can grow vegetables the whole year here & support my family with earnings from my crops in the market,” he said.
'Last year, we collected about 16,000 kgs of waste materials. We plan to turn them into useful products.' Peter of Turkana Christian Dvlpt Mission.
🌍 Earth called & Refugees & host communities in Kakuma answered by coming together to get rid of plastic waste #EarthDay2024 👏🏾👏🏾
On #EarthDay , see how UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency are driving 🇧🇬 eco-conscious future! Nasekomo is the only BG company developing a technology for the industrial cultivation of black soldier 🪰. Their production of proteins has a number of environmental benefits, including reducing CO2 emissions.
Yulia & Daria, 🇺🇦 biologists, are now a key part of Nasekomo due to their previous expertise with insects. Fleeing war, they now thrive in 🇧🇬, filling a specific niche with their rare skills. Today, they're happy to be part of a supportive international team. UNHCR Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion
Happy #MotherEarthDay ! 🌍
Celebrating Grofline, a refugee-led org in Ogoja, #Nigeria , pioneering sustainable solutions to environmental challenges through plastic recycling, biogas production, & solar air drying.
Positive change blossoms everywhere! 🌱💚
#ClimateAction
The “Safety of Rwanda” bill was passed by the UK Parliament: both UN Human Rights and UNHCR are very concerned by this decision, which breaches refugee law and won’t help address the challenges of irregular population movements.
Read our joint statement:
unhcr.org/news/press-rel…
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for UN Human Rights, are again sounding the alarm on the harmful impact that the UK's “Safety of Rwanda” Bill will have on human rights and refugee protection.
unhcr.org/news/press-rel…
Refugee stories matter.
On #WorldBookDay pick up a book about refugees or by refugees.
Here are our recommendations. ⬇️ Do you know any others?
These are more than mere objects.
They give forcibly displaced women and girls agency and help secure their health, dignity and rights.
#WorldBookDay