Celebrating Humanitarians on World Humanitarian Day 2022
A humanitarian is not a single profession, rather a diverse fabric of people with unique skills and perspectives, coming together…
Norman Foster Foundation scholars reflect: what does a safe and dignified shelter mean to you?
Now with over 100 million displaced people around the world, including nearly 13 million forced to flee their homes in…
Better Shelter partners with EU and MSB to respond to the emergency in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has caused the most significant refugee crisis in Europe since World…
RHUs in Education
The Relief Housing Unit (RHU) is a modular temporary shelter unit, designed to allow for alterations and adaptations for different areas…
COLOMBIA: UNHCR donates Better Shelters to stifle the spread of COVID-19 in displaced communities
As COVID-19 continues to spread, refugees and other displaced groups become even more vulnerable. As a measure to ensure the…
GRM treats patients in RHUs
In Matamoros in Mexico, on the banks of the Rio Grande river, lies a refugee camp with around 2500 asylum…
1476 shelters to house Venezuelans in Brazil
Yessenia Guarique, 32, and her husband left Venezuela because of the increasing food shortage. Yessenia lives in Rondon III camp…
200 shelters to UNHCR in Bangladesh
UNHCR has together with its partner, the Bangladeshi NGO BRAC, distributed 200 Better Shelter units to the host community in…
See you at Bokmässan!
SWEDISH Av världens 7,1 miljoner flyktingar i skolåldern saknar i dag 3,7 miljoner – mer än hälften – möjlighet att…
113 shelters to HEKS/EPER in Iraq
Eight million Iraqis have been left displaced, and much of the country has been destroyed (primarily concentrated in the urban…
WORLD REFUGEE DAY: In solidarity with the world’s refugees
Today, on World Refugee Day, we stand in solidarity with the millions of women, men and children worldwide who have…
Rothko in Lampedusa (in parallel to the 58th Venice Biennale) in Venice, Italy
Exhibition: Rothko in Lampedusa in collaboration with UNHCR. Location: Palazzo Querini, Dorsoduro 2691, 30123 Venice Opening hours: May 11th to November…