Stories
Syrian and Irish teenagers pull together on sailing course
Young refugees and Irish teens have spent a week together at sea, learning to sail a 70-foot schooner.
South Sudanese teenager dreams of taking to the skies
Nyahok Reath has her heart set on becoming a pilot and she is determined to complete her education to achieve her ambition.
Eager refugees cram crowded classrooms in Ugandan school
Yangani Primary School in the Bidibidi refugee settlement in northern Uganda has 5,000 students and a staff of just 38.
Gangs drive Hondurans from their homes and land
As street gangs prey on Hondurans, thousands of property owners are forced to leave their homes and land behind.
Former Syrian wrestling champion ready for second round
After establishing a successful training programme in a refugee camp, a star wrestler from Syria is now changing lives in Canada.
'Sea Prayer'
Author Khaled Hosseini commemorates the death of Alan Kurdi, the Syrian boy who drowned in September 2015.
Hundreds of children lose lives on desperate sea journeys
Infants and children are among the 8,500 refugees and migrants who have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since toddler Alan Kurdi drowned two years ago.
Grateful Colombian refugee opens home to Venezuelans in need
Angelica Lamos was welcomed in Venezuela when she fled armed rebels in Colombia in 2003. Now she is returning the favour.
UNHCR thrust into the "politics of crumbs" as efforts to integrate refugees resisted
Efforts to foster peaceful co-existence and local integration of refugees in South Africa continue despite challenges of recurring violence and discrimination