Stories
We provide a wide range of information about the UN Refugee Agency, including stories by our staff written from some of the world’s most remote locations. 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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Sky is the limit for refugee who fled Somalia
25 Jul 2017Arriving in Canada as refugee was overwhelming for Osman, but now he has found his feet and is determined to help others.
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Tortured Burundi teacher finds peace in Canada
21 Jul 2017After being tortured for half a year back in Burundi, Jean-Claude finally found safety in Canada. Now he is determined to help others in need.
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Child refugee grows up to become family doctor in Canada
11 Jul 2017When Sameena and her Ugandan Asian family needed a place of safety, Canada stepped up. Now a doctor, she cares for families in her adoptive home.
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Refugee seamstresses stitch together new lives in Germany
7 Jul 2017A workshop has taken on six skilled women with experience in the fashion industry and helped them to find their feet in Frankfurt.
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The Hungarian entrepreneur who styled a new life in Canada
5 Jul 2017Fifty years ago, a boy fled Hungary and found sanctuary in Canada. Now he is living his dream by running his own business.
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Vietnamese refugee turns flight into art in Canada
1 Jul 2017Living in a Thai refugee camp in 1980, Trung found solace in the pages of his sketchbook. Today, in Canada, his work records that flight from danger.
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Syrian children fleeing war alone find a welcome in Spain
27 Jun 2017Andalusia’s regional government welcomed eight unaccompanied Syrian children relocated from Greece last year, a first in Spain.
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Burundian nurse cares, and is cared for, in Uganda
26 May 2017Bosco works at a hospital at Nakivale settlement, where he tends to refugees and locals alike. When his own health crisis struck, his Ugandan colleagues were there for him.
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Fresh hope in Germany for Syrian girl who fled home in a wheelchair
12 May 2017Born with cerebral palsy, Nujeen fled the Syrian war in a wheelchair two years ago. Now she has found the support she needs in Germany.
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Yusra Mardini appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
27 Apr 2017Yusra Mardini appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.