![Searching for a Safe Place to Be Gay](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/LANDSCAPE_LGBTI_SanFran.jpg)
Searching for a Safe Place to Be Gay
After fleeing violence and harassment at home, LGBTI refugees get a fresh start in California with help from caring citizens and Bay Area non-profits.
![A Syrian Scientist in Exile](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Darie_LANDSCAPE.jpg)
A Syrian Scientist in Exile
Darie Alikaj fled barrel bombs and mortar fire in Syria, leaving behind her job as a microbiologist. Now she mirrors a wider world of refugee survival in Turkey.
![You’ve Got a Friend in Me](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/RF252907_201604299301-2land.jpg)
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
A project in Germany teams up new arrivals with local volunteers, helping refugees to find their feet and start anew.
![Step by Step](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/05092016_Landscape_Stepbystep.jpg)
Step by Step
After surviving life-threatening spinal injuries in war-torn Syria, Wisam is taking the long road to recovery one step at a time.
![Running from Rape in Burundi](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/LANDSCAPE_Burundi_Sexual_Violence.jpg)
Running from Rape in Burundi
Women and men fleeing Burundi are reaching Tanzania with harrowing tales of sexual violence.
![A Touch of Magic](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Magician_LANDSCAPE.jpg)
A Touch of Magic
Card tricks are more than a hobby for this young Syrian, whose sleight-of-hand has impressed both Hungarians and refugees.
![Burundi Refugees Tell of New Horrors](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RF250093_DSC_2649HDlandscape.jpg)
Burundi Refugees Tell of New Horrors
A year after political protests erupted in Burundi, those who ran for their lives to neighbouring Tanzania bear tales of mass murder, torture and imprisonment.
![Bearing the Olympic Torch](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LANDSCAPE_Torchbearer_Ibrahim.jpg)
Bearing the Olympic Torch
The war in Syria put Ibrahim’s athletic career on hold. Now in Greece, he’s about to represent refugees in the Olympic torch relay.
![Too Young to Be a Bride](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Omaima_LANDSCAPE.jpg)
Too Young to Be a Bride
After her best friend was married off at age 13, Omaima began campaigning against early marriage among Syrian refugees at Za’atari camp.
![An Olympic Dream, Shattered](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LANDSCAPE_Olympic_Dream.jpg)
An Olympic Dream, Shattered
The life of Somali sprinter Samia Yusuf Omar came to a tragic end on the perilous Mediterranean sea crossing from Libya to Europe.
![A Shopkeeper and a Lifeline](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LANDSCAPE_Shopkeeper_Lebanon.jpg)
A Shopkeeper and a Lifeline
Many Syrian refugees in Lebanon are deep in debt. Meet a shop owner who goes out of his way to help with the essentials.
![The Kindness of Strangers](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RF24702722land.jpg)
The Kindness of Strangers
Mohammad and Sahar found a second chance for their young family – thanks to five Canadian couples who have sponsored their resettlement to British Columbia.
![A Syrian Family Starts Over In Canada](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/03292016_Landscape_InCanada.jpg)
A Syrian Family Starts Over In Canada
With a job, private sponsorship and the backing of the Canadian Government, a refugee from Aleppo gets a fresh start in Montreal.
![A Dream to Rebuild](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/RF246933-landscape.jpg)
A Dream to Rebuild
As war destroyed lives and buildings in Syria, Alaa had to interrupt her architecture studies. Now a scholarship is helping her finish her degree in Portugal.
![The Syrians Starting Over in Brazil](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/RF244409222land.jpg)
The Syrians Starting Over in Brazil
Hanan’s family fled Syria to escape the war. Across the ocean in São Paulo, they have once again found happiness and hope.
![The Ragdolls and the Clay Oven](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/LANDSCAPE_DollMakers.jpg)
The Ragdolls and the Clay Oven
Sisters Shamsa and Thuha miss playing with their cousins in Syria, so their mother has found a creative way to keep the young refugees entertained.
![Syrian Refugee Eyes Rio Olympics](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/RF231144featland.jpg)
Syrian Refugee Eyes Rio Olympics
Yusra has dreamt of the Olympics for years. Now a refugee in Germany, she hopes to qualify to compete at the Games in Brazil.
![The Women and Children Turning To Europe](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/RF245095top2land.jpg)
The Women and Children Turning To Europe
Women and children now make up nearly 60 per cent of sea arrivals. Meet Nisrine, a 34-year-old Syrian refugee and widow travelling with her five children.
![Lost and Found](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/03112016_Landscape_LostFound.jpg)
Lost and Found
The Al-Hayek family fled their Syrian home to escape war. In Europe, they have found both hope and heartbreak.
![Empowering Women Refugees](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/IWD_LANDSCAPE.jpg)
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](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/RF241869_1landscape.jpg)
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](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Idomeni_LANDSCAPE.jpg)
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](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/RF16886_High_resland.jpg)
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](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20161003091227im_/http://d2nj4n4ep9vg2s.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/02102016_Landscape_Zaatari.jpg)
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.