Irish Restaurants open their doors to refugee chefs for the first Irish Refugee Food Festival

16 restaurants and food business across Ireland taking part in festival, which will culminate in welcome dinners in Dublin and Cork on 20 June, World Refugee Day

6 Jun 2018

Refugee chefs serve up success at food festival

The 2018 Refugee Food Festival will see refugee chefs and locals come together to share food and friendship in cities around the world.

31 May 2018

Indonesian fishermen rescue Rohingya

Local sea-faring community offer warm welcome to fleeing refugees.

30 May 2018

As cyclones loom, Bangladesh leads push to protect Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh is working with UNHCR and partners to stave off consequences of possible extreme weather for hundreds of thousands.

25 May 2018

Rohingya refugee volunteers trained to help others in distress

As monsoon season approaches, Rohingya volunteers are being trained by UNHCR to become first responders in an emergency.

24 May 2018

A year after assault on Marawi City, residents still unable to return

Conflict drove 360,000 Filipinos from their homes last May. Months after the city was liberated, destruction and unexploded bombs prevent many from going home.

23 May 2018

Honduran refugee risks all riding the 'beast' in Mexico

More refugees are fleeing violence in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador - some like Armando, risk all riding a freight train in search of safety in Mexico.

22 May 2018

UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with LGBTI displaced

Filippo Grandi stresses the need to support those forced to flee because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.

17 May 2018

Facing the hardest separation

International Day of Families, which is today, is an important moment to reflect on Australia's separation of refugees and asylum-seekers. It's time to bring them together.

15 May 2018