Stories
Statelessness robs two men of normal lives in Croatia
Two citizens of former Yugoslavia found themselves stateless in Croatia after a series of bureaucratic mishaps.
Fashion stardom beckons for Somali refugee in Hungary
A new documentary tracks Kafia Mahdi's path from child refugee to in-demand model.
'I know what it is like. I tell them: Please don't give up'
UNHCR has more than 11,500 staff. Meet Oleksandra Lytvynenko, who uses her own experience of displacement to help those uprooted by conflict in Ukraine.
Film changes the life of Syrian refugee boy and his family
Discovered by film director Nadine Labaki in the streets of Beirut, Zain Al Rafeaa and his family find new beginning in Norway.
Central American refugees and migrants reach Mexico City
Children, pregnant women, LGBTI and elderly people are among those identified by UNHCR as in need of international protection.
Aid convoy offers brief respite for Syrians at Jordan border
Joint UN-Syrian Red Crescent operation brings aid to 50,000 Syrians trapped in dire conditions, as UNHCR calls for full access until lasting solution found.
UN Refugee Chief urges states to support fairer response to refugee crises
At UN General Assembly, Filippo Grandi called on member states to get behind a new global compact on refugees.
Polish city gives Syrian poet peace and space to speak out
Poet Kholoud Charaf is using a two-year residency in Kraków to highlight the suffering of those forced to flee the conflict in her homeland.
Tents bring Indonesia quake survivors out of the rain
UNHCR delivery gives shelter to some 10,000 children, women and men who lost homes when a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi last month.