When it comes to *supporting refugees and displaced people,* these extraordinary people set the standard. *Meet the 2025 Nansen Award winners.* 👏 *Chief Azia is this year's Nansen Global Laureate.* For over a decade, he has welcomed thousands of refugees to Gado-Badzéré, helping refugees and Cameroonians live and grow in peace. 👏 *Negara Nazari is the winner for the Asia-Pacific region.* She co-founded the Ariana Learning Center in 2020. It now supports more than 1,200 young people. 👏 *Taban Shoresh is the winner for the MENA region.* Through The Lotus Flower, she has reached 105,000 women and girls affected by conflict. 👏 *Proliska is the winner for the Europe region.* Since 2014, they have delivered life-saving aid on Ukraine's frontlines. 👏 *Pablo Moreno Cadena is the winner for the Americas region.* His company, MABE, has helped hundreds of refugees find jobs and stability. *Learn more about this year’s Nansen Refugee Award winners:* https://unh.cr/2VyvF7

*Violence is escalating in northern Mozambique.* Here’s what you need to know: 🚨 *Conflict and climate shocks are driving mass displacement.* Violence has sharply escalated since April, forcing 250,000+ people to flee this year alone. 🚨 *Civilians face killings, abductions and looting.* Many walk for days in search of safety, arriving exhausted and malnourished. Two-thirds are children. 🚨 *Mozambique is among the most climate vulnerable countries in Africa.* Three recent cyclones have affected more than a million people, and up to six more are forecast this season. 🚨 *UNHCR and partners remain on the ground.* Emergency protection teams are delivering life-saving support, but humanitarian efforts are stretched to the limit. Without *urgent funding*, food, shelter and protection services will be scaled back just as needs peak. International support is needed now to save lives and help families rebuild. *Donate today:* https://unh.cr/77bC77

It’s official! Barham Salih, former President of Iraq, has been elected as the next High Commissioner for Refugees. Having been a refugee himself, he brings powerful lived experience to lead UNHCR. We’re excited to welcome him soon. 💙 https://www.unhcr.org/news/press-releases/grandi-welcomes-election-barham-salih-un-high-commissioner-refugees

Violence doesn’t stop when funding does, *it worsens.* In 2025, drastic cuts left millions of refugee women and girls without life-saving gender-based services. *Funding for gender-based violence programs must be prioritized.* *#16Days*

*One year of returns in Syria.* 🔵 1.2M returned home *from other countries.* 🔵 1.9M returned home *within Syria.* *But lack of housing, water, power and jobs* keeps make returns incredibly challenging. UNHCR is helping rebuild lives with critical help on the ground, but *continued support is needed.* *Learn more:* https://unh.cr/yEYYmj

*For decades, Congolese people have endured conflict, displacement and grave human rights abuses.* Now, a renewed surge of violence in South Kivu is once again forcing families to flee, many with nothing but what they can carry. More than 200,000 people have been displaced in recent weeks and the numbers continue to rise rapidly. Tens of thousands have crossed into Burundi, where overcrowded centers signal a deepening humanitarian emergency. *Congolese people deserve lasting peace, once and for all.* Until peace arrives, your donation can help displaced families find some relief. Please help: https://unh.cr/65cf83ce30