When Ebola hit Liberia, refugees took frontline health role

Ivorian refugee community health workers courageously battled Ebola and other threats in exile.

2 Jun 2016

Disability no obstacle to Syrian refugee weightlifter

He was born without legs, but Syrian refugee Belind teaches weightlifting and breakdancing to youngsters at a refugee camp in Iraq.

1 Jun 2016

Famed Cambodian refugee camp reopens as educational centre

Thailand's Khao I Dang camp offers lessons in life-saving coordination during the Cambodian exodus and responsibility-sharing to help rebuild refugees' lives.

31 May 2016

Thousands of civilians flee raging battle for Falluja

Reports of ISIL using civilians as human shields in the besieged Iraqi city, as the number of civilians who have escaped reaches 3,700.

31 May 2016

Mediterranean death toll soars in first 5 months of 2016

UNHCR says series of shipwrecks and capsizings last week now appears to have claimed at least 880 lives.

31 May 2016

UNHCR flags concerns over refugee sites in northern Greece

UN Refugee Agency urges Greek authorities to find better alternatives quickly for refugees transferred from Idomeni

27 May 2016

UNHCR delivers aid to Iraqis fleeing Falluja

UNHCR and its partner, Muslim Aid, have begun distributing emergency relief items to families who have escaped the besieged Iraqi city.

27 May 2016

Iraqis flee Mosul clashes for relative safety of Syria

UNHCR has organized five airlifts of emergency aid for some 4,000 Iraqis who crossed desert front lines to reach Syria's remote Hasakah region.

27 May 2016

UNHCR pledges to better protect and assist people displaced by disaster

UN Refugee Agency vows to reduce and address displacement caused by disasters and the adverse effects of climate change.

27 May 2016