Stories
Empowering Women Refugees
To mark International Women's Day, UNHCR pays tribute to the strength and resilience of displaced women around the world.
Escaping the Horrors of Home
Meet some of the thousands who have fled fighting in previously peaceful provinces in South Sudan, where militia are accused of killing, raping and looting.
Refugees At Border Bottleneck
Thousands of men, women and children, mainly fleeing danger in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, run into barriers.
Separated by the Sea
Hundreds, if not thousands, of refugee families in South-East Asia were separated by perilous sea journeys in 2015. Meet four of them.
A Very Old Man in Za'atari
After living in Syria for more than a century, Yousef had to be convinced to flee the fighting and seek safety in Jordan.
Calais - A way out
After months in a cold and muddy encampment known as 'the Jungle', some refugees are taking up France's offer of a journey to safety.
The most important thing
They fled Angola nearly empty-handed. Now finally returning home, some after decades in exile, 11 refugees present their most cherished belongings.
Syrian brothers together again
When he fled the war in Syria in 2014, Ali feared he might never see Ahmed again. But a UK court ruling has helped the brothers reunite in London.
Welcome to New Bujumbura
Unable to bring their capital city with them when they fled Burundi, some refugees are creating a home away from home in Uganda.