Stories
From camp to campus
Pursuing her goal to become the first female neurosurgeon in South Sudan, Esther has focused her mind on study in Kenya's Kakuma camp.
Sicily to Syria and Back Again
Alberto Camastra had never lived anywhere but Damascus. But as Syria's war closed in, his long-dead grandfather offered a way out.
The birds of peace
At one refugee settlement in Lebanon, birds offer many Syrians a taste of the precious freedom they were forced to leave behind.
An Old Conflict Causes New Wounds in Iraq
After fleeing Sinjar, Asam thought he found safety in Dohuk province. But there another danger lay beneath his feet.
Brothers in Resilience
Separated from their parents in the Central African Republic, 12 boys pull together to create their own family in Chad.
David Morrissey in Greece 2015
David Morrissey, actor and UNHCR supporter travelled to Greece to meet refugees on the island of Lesvos who have recently undertaken, and survived, a perilous sea journey
The refugees learning to reconnect
In Mauritania, a Congolese mother is helping refugees to reconnect by teaching IT, 17 years after her own displacement.
Awaiting Peace, but Not a Paycheck
In many places refugees cannot work legally. But in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Syrians are finding jobs in a variety of sectors.
An Epic Journey to Save Diana
Ten-year-old Diana has cerebral palsy. Her mother and brother carried her across deserts and sea in search of treatment and safety in Europe.