Stories

New facility for refugees in Greece revives abandoned buildings

A former youth hostel has been renovated thanks to European Commission funding, helping to home around 500 refugees.

14 Jul 2017

Canada is 70 years a sanctuary for Ukrainian mother

Marta fled Ukraine during the Second World War and found refuge across the Atlantic. Now, after 70 years, she is proud to call Canada her home.

13 Jul 2017

Science graduate urges fellow Afghan refugees to 'dream big'

Mojtaba Tavakoli, who arrived in Austria as a child with just an elementary education, is about to begin a doctorate in medical research.

13 Jul 2017

Child refugee grows up to become family doctor in Canada

When 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.

11 Jul 2017

Refugee Food Festival has European diners asking for more

For its second year the festival goes continental, serving more than 10,000 diners in 13 cities in six countries in 15 days.

7 Jul 2017

Refugee seamstresses stitch together new lives in Germany

A workshop has taken on six skilled women with experience in the fashion industry and helped them to find their feet in Frankfurt.

7 Jul 2017

The Hungarian entrepreneur who styled a new life in Canada

Fifty years ago, a boy fled Hungary and found sanctuary in Canada. Now he is living his dream by running his own business.

5 Jul 2017

Vietnamese refugee turns flight into art in Canada

Living in a Thai refugee camp in 1980, Trung Pham found solace in the pages of his sketchbook. Today, in Canada, his work records that flight from danger.

1 Jul 2017

Syrian children fleeing war alone find a welcome in Spain

Andalusia's regional government welcomed eight unaccompanied Syrian children relocated from Greece last year, a first in Spain.

27 Jun 2017