A New Approach to Emergencies Takes Root in Africa

On her first mission to Africa as the UN’s Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly T. Clements found lessons for managing the global refugee crisis.

Uganda
War and Hunger Drive South Sudan Displacement

Two years of fighting kept farmers from their fields. Now chronic hunger is forcing increasing numbers of people to make risky journeys in search of help.

South Sudan
Nakout’s Great Escape

Having survived life as a sex slave, a daring escape from her captors and a gruelling journey across land and sea, Nakout is stopped in her tracks in northern Greece.

South Sudan Greece
2015: The Year of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled across the Mediterranean Sea this year to escape war and persecution. Here are seven key events in this unfolding drama.

Greece Austria Italy
The Colour of Sorrow

Lina fled Syria when snipers gunned down her teenage son. Now a refugee in Jordan, she is drawing strength from her art.

Syria Jordan
Once a Refugee, Now a Helping Hand

A police commander, a farmer and a teacher who once fled war in the Balkans are among those helping refugees and migrants crossing into Croatia.

Croatia
A Teenage Refugee Champions Girls’ Education

A passionate advocate for the education of girls and young women in Jordan’s refugee camps, Muzon has been hailed as Syria’s answer to Malala.

Jordan
The Keleti Passage

An art project in Hungary showcases refugees and volunteers whose lives intersected at Budapest’s central train station.

Hungary
Lesvos: Crossing to Safety

As thousands of refugees land daily on the Greek island of Lesvos, world-renowned photographer Giles Duley documents the relief and suffering of reaching dry land.

Greece
Humans of Lesvos

Street photographer Brandon Stanton takes ‘Humans of New York’ on the road, profiling refugees, volunteers and aid workers in Europe.

Greece Austria
Songs of Love and Exile in the Sahara

Musicians fleeing conflict in Mali keep their culture alive in a remote corner of Mauritania.

Mali Mauritania
The Kids Foraging for a Future

In the Dominican Republic, thousands of stateless children are struggling to secure their right to a nationality.

Dominican Republic
Vulnerable and Looking for a Home

The very young, the aged and the disabled face especially difficult challenges while waiting to cross borders in Europe.

Serbia
As War Drags on, Athletes Cry Foul

They were at the top of their game when fighting shook the Central African Republic. Now living as refugees, six stars wonder if they’ll ever compete at that level again.

Central African Republic DR Congo
Return to Somalia

Ali worried that his young children would never meet their grandma or see the ocean. Now, after five years in exile, they are going home to Kismayo.

Kenya Somalia
Protection by Presence

Hana Zabalawi was a refugee herself, but now she’s on the other side. In the pouring rain she offers hope to people with deeply uncertain futures.

Croatia
A Warm Austrian Welcome for Refugees

A grandma, a teacher and a mayor are among thousands of volunteers from all over Austria embracing desperate refugees seeking safety in Europe.

Austria
Fishing for an Education

Children fleeing deadly conflicts in Sudan and South Sudan share a singular pursuit: catching mudfish to pay for their schooling.

Sudan South Sudan
A Swedish Chef Serves Hot Meals to Refugees

When he heard about the refugee crisis in Europe, Victor Ullman packed his knives, drove to Croatia and started cooking.

Croatia
Crossing to Safety

Bzeibiz Bridge, which spans the Euphrates River just west of Baghdad, has become a lifeline for Iraqis fleeing violence in Anbar Province.

Iraq
Young Afghans Weigh Their Future

Sonita was born and raised in Iran. Zia arrived at age six. Meet two Afghan refugees intent on rebuilding their ancestral homeland.

Iran Afghanistan
The Young Girl and the Sea

Another boat ferrying refugees to Europe has capsized between Turkey and Greece. Rescuers arrived too late to save them all.

Turkey Greece
Looking for Hany

Our five-part series follows an aspiring young artist who fled Syria with his family and must cope with a debilitating eye condition.

Syria Lebanon Canada
Yahya’s Escape

After his mother died, the young boy was beaten, deprived of an education and forced to work. One day he found a way out.

Gambia Italy