Stories
Iftar meals bring spirit of Ramadan to struggling refugees
In Lebanon and Jordan, providing daily meals gives a sense of community back to refugees fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.
Award puts Malian refugee on road to university in Mauritania
Fatimetou is the only woman among this year's 18 recipients of DAFI scholarships at Nouakchott University, which enable young refugees to enrol in higher education.
Syrian student's library helps Arabic culture blossom in Berlin
Syrian refugee Muhannad has created a library devoted to Arabic literature and a venue for readings by authors from Berlin's literary scene.
Live Blog: World Refugee Day gets under way amid record displacement
From Australasia to the Americas, UNHCR is leading celebrations of the lives of men, women and children finding new hope after escaping danger.
Pastor and parishioners make refugees feel at home in U.S.
Reverend Bill Bigger and the local community are coming together to help shelter refugees resettled to North Carolina.
Forced displacement worldwide at its highest in decades
UNHCR's annual Global Trends report says an unprecedented 65.6 million people were uprooted from their homes by conflict and persecution at the end of 2016.
Thousands in eastern Ukraine lose access to pensions
Retired and elderly people in the non-government-controlled Donbas region have lost their pensions as a result of registration requirements.
Nigerian footballer scores success as a coach in Croatia
Celestine once played in the Nigerian Premier League. Now he is coaching the next generation, in his adopted homeland of Croatia.
Asylum-seekers and hosts bond in Madrid befriending project
A programme launched two years ago linking Madrid residents with refugees and asylum-seekers is now overwhelmed by volunteers.