Stories
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.
Freed Iraqi boy settles into new life in Canada
After three years in captivity, 13-year-old Emad is reunited with his mother and siblings in Winnipeg.
Mexican shelter welcomes LGBTI refugees
La 72, run by Franciscan Friar Tomás González Castillo near the Guatemalan border, is the first shelter in Mexico to cater to the needs of LGBTI refugees.
A welcome for refugees in the U.S. heartland
Cobi Cogbill wants his kids to grow up respecting people who are different – starting with a family of Congolese refugees resettled in Arkansas.
Refugees face desperate journeys to reach loved ones in Europe
A 10-year-old boy survived the desert and the sea but his hopes of being reunited with his aunt in the Netherlands are fading.
Finnish 'grandmother' helps troubled toddler find peace
Azaldeen and his young daughter are starting over on a small island in south-west Finland, after family tragedy forced them to flee Baghdad.