Stories
Octogenarian couple struggle for survival on Ukraine's front line
The battered town of Shchastya has witnessed several battles since Ukrainian conflict began in 2014. Most of its young families have left.
Elderly bear brunt of hardship in front-line Ukraine village
A handful of older people who stayed behind struggle to keep warm in the harsh winter after conflict drove out younger residents.
Number of refugees fleeing South Sudan tops 1.5 million
As violence surges, South Sudanese refugee population in Uganda more than triples in six months to 698,000.
Syrian refugees breathe new life into shrinking German village
When school sizes began to shrink in the tiny village of Golzow, Syrian refugees saved it from decline.
Timisoara's multicultural party has a serious purpose
City's residents host gathering for refugees trying to make a success of their new lives in Romania
Refugees brave Serbia's cold in hope of better future
Serbian authorities and UNHCR step up efforts to persuade children to move out of cold warehouses into government-run emergency shelters.
Drama helps Burundian refugee cope with challenges
Starting over in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a Burundian mother draws strength from her roles with an amateur theatre group.
Former refugees welcome Vienna visitors at unique hotel
The Magdas offers "globetrotters, revellers, explorers and discoverers" a modern, multicultural experience in the Austrian capital.
How a teen refugee survived a shipwreck and saved a baby's life
UNHCR's Melissa Fleming launched "A Hope More Powerful than the Sea", her book chronicling the extraordinary bravery of Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel.