Stories
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Music for peace
When Alaa fled war in Syria he refused to be separated from his violin. Little did he know his musical talent would become his lifeline.
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Abandoned at sea
Smugglers cast 5,000 desperate souls adrift on the Andaman Sea. Survivors spoke to UNHCR about their terrifying ordeal.
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A Lonely Birth
For Syrian mothers living as refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region, a birth is an addition to the family and a reminder of happier times.
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An Unhappy Union
Sadia was barely a teenager when she fled the war in Central African Republic. Now 14, she has married – and been cast out by her husband.
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The unbreakable Khaled
At age 15, he lost both arms and his mother in a horrific mortar blast. Still, the young Syrian refugee is intent on living life to the fullest.
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Sowing hope in Calais
Three French volunteers – a pensioner, a painter and an architecture student – bring Wi-Fi, art and shelter to refugees and migrants.
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Miracle Ali's nightmare at sea
Just 40 days old, a boy with Down's Syndrome may never remember his journey to Europe. His parents will never forget it.
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From camp to campus
Pursuing her goal to become the first female neurosurgeon in South Sudan, Esther has focused her mind on study in Kenya's Kakuma camp.
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Sicily to Syria and Back Again
Alberto Camastra had never lived anywhere but Damascus. But as Syria's war closed in, his long-dead grandfather offered a way out.