Stories

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.

5 Aug 2015

Brothers in Resilience

Separated from their parents in the Central African Republic, 12 boys pull together to create their own family in Chad.

3 Aug 2015

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

28 Jul 2015

The refugees learning to reconnect

In Mauritania, a Congolese mother is helping refugees to reconnect by teaching IT, 17 years after her own displacement.

24 Jul 2015

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.

24 Jul 2015

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.

21 Jul 2015

Lending a hand in Hungary

Locals in the Hungarian capital are coming together to help exhausted asylum-seekers with food, clothes and kind words.

14 Jul 2015

A childhood cut short by Syria's war

Four million Syrians have registered as refugees. Ivra, a teenage girl who fled to Turkey, gives voice to their loss.

9 Jul 2015

A Refugee's Ramadan in Wartime

Ramadan is a family time, but for 4 million Syrian refugees like Shadiya, breaking the daily fast is not the celebration it once was.

9 Jul 2015