Stories
Afghan swaps hardship of the "Jungle" for suburbs of Paris
Weary of the problems in the notorious Calais camp, Shir Bahadar accepted a volunteer's offer to move into her apartment.
Forced displacement at record 68.5 million
UNHCR's annual Global Trends report shows an average of one person was displaced every two seconds in 2017, with developing countries most affected.
Frenchman and Syrian bond over shared interest in cooking
A friend gave Lucien, a musician in his 50s, the idea of taking in a refugee. They quickly found they enjoyed discovering new dishes together.
Vital support is helping thousands of refugees get primary health care in Tanzania
Over 300,000 refugees living in Tanzania are accessing crucial health services thanks to donor funding
A letter from Mosul
When UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visited West Mosul, nearly a year after its liberation, she found that many of its neighbourhoods still lie in ruins.
The UN Refugee Agency holds first Iftar interfaith evening in South Africa in support of refugees
With support from the private sector, special Iftar meal takes place in Pretoria to show solidarity for families displaced from their homes.
In Jordan, sweet Ramadan treats unite refugees and locals
As Eid approaches, women from around the Arab world join forces to make traditional holiday pastries and deliver them to needy families in Amman.
Exiled as a child, Sahrawi grandmother still longs for home
After leaving Western Sahara 40 years ago, Mbareka and her small family face a daily struggle to survive in an Algerian desert camp.
Monsoon rains batter Bangladesh Rohingya refugee settlements
Winds and first heavy rains pound fragile landscape sheltering some 700,000 refugees, triggering landslides that killed one refugee and injured others amid ongoing emergency response.