Despite Mali peace accord, more flee persistent violence

Last month alone, more than 2,000 men, women and children from northern Mali have sought refuge in Mauritania from ongoing banditry and interethnic violence.

7 Nov 2016

Mosul residents tell of harsh rule and perilous flight

Displaced families describe years of privation under militant rule in Iraq's second city before finding sanctuary.

7 Nov 2016

Frequently asked questions on climate change and disaster displacement

Displacement linked to climate change is not a future hypothetical – it's a current reality.

6 Nov 2016

Relieved residents swap canvas for walls at Greek camp

UNHCR has started replacing tents with residential containers at eight government-run sites for refugees in Greece.

4 Nov 2016

South Sudan actor played dead to save his life

Abducted by gunmen as he fled, Moses had to draw on all his skills and experience to cheat death.

4 Nov 2016

UNHCR opens new camp amid spike in Mosul displacement

Hasansham camp opens following largest displacement since start of Mosul offensive, as 8,000 men, women and children flee frontlines in past 24 hours.

4 Nov 2016

Myanmar refugees pave the way home in pilot return

After decades in exile, 71 refugees have returned from Thailand to Myanmar, feeling both joy and trepidation about their future.

28 Oct 2016

Uganda farming classes transform refugees into entrepreneurs

Trained to expand their rice and pepper harvests, Congolese refugees in Uganda use earnings to start new businesses and become more self-reliant.

28 Oct 2016

Kenya's stateless Makonde people finally obtain papers

They came as labourers from Mozambique in the 1930s, but only now are their descendants getting the identity papers they need to work, vote and study.

27 Oct 2016