News & Stories
Read the current and archived releases from UNHCR – we provide a wide range of information about the UN Refugee Agency’s activities, including updates from news conference, stories by our staff written from some of the world’s most remote locations, etc. At the same time, do not miss what is happening next to you – in Hong Kong. Please visit this page regularly.
Behind the scenes, UNHCR has several information resources that provide vital support to staff and also help people outside the agency, including governments, aid partners, academics and members of the public.
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How a Canadian community helped to heal the wounds of war
19 Dec 2016Ripped from home in Syria, Husam and Noura feared for their family and future. But one Canadian community has helped them to dream again.
By: Leyland Cecco and Annie Sakkab in Peterborough, Canada | 13 December 2016
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East Aleppo residents tell of horror, cold and hunger
16 Dec 2016As they find safety in west Aleppo, displaced residents from the devastated east of the city describe the violence and shortages that led them to run for their lives.
By: Firas Al-Khateeb | 14 December 2016
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OMAIMA: A YOUNG ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
30 Nov 2016In her green school uniform, Omaima looks like any other schoolgirl in Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp. Except the brave 15–‐year–‐old has taken on much more than many of her classmates, running painting and acting classes to raise awareness among young girls and parents in the camp on the dangers of early marriage.
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IRENE: A STORY OF RESILIENCE
30 Nov 2016“Refugee is my status, it doesn’t mean that I can’t make my dreams come true. All refugee women have to take courage”
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Millions of “Children on the Move” are in need of help
25 Nov 2016Your support will address the education needs of refugee children by giving them knowledge, skills, ideas, hopes and dreams.
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Families fleeing Mosul offensive celebrate new-found freedoms
15 Nov 2016Men and women who escaped militant control in Iraq’s second city share their relief on reaching safety.
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Mosul residents tell of harsh rule and perilous flight
14 Nov 2016Displaced families describe years of privation under militant rule in Iraq’s second city before finding sanctuary.
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Frequently asked questions on climate change and disaster displacement
6 Nov 2016Displacement linked to climate change is not a future hypothetical – it’s a current reality.
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UNHCR opens new camp amid spike in Mosul displacement
4 Nov 2016Hasansham camp opens following largest displacement since start of Mosul offensive, as 8,000 men, women and children flee frontlines in past 24 hours.
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Education for refugee children focus of new H&M Foundation campaign
3 Nov 2016Refugee children will benefit from school supplies under a global campaign launched today by non-profit H&M Foundation in support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.