Stories
![](/20190307164625im_/https://www.unhcr.org/thumb4/5c7fec751.jpg)
Soap making offers fresh start to grieving Syrian refugee
Having fled to Jordan after losing her son and her home, a small act of kindness helped Najwa build a successful business and transform her life in exile.
![](/20190307164625im_/https://www.unhcr.org/thumb4/5c80ed504.jpg)
'Guardian angel' offers lifeline to abused refugee women in South Sudan
Volunteers living in Maban County's refugee camps have opened up their homes to care for women affected by sexual and gender-based violence.
![](/20190307164625im_/https://www.unhcr.org/thumb4/5c8126d84.jpg)
Syrian family comes home to a town ravaged by war
After eight years of conflict, some Syrians are slowly returning to areas where they feel safe. For many, it is a harsh homecoming, and the start of a new set of challenges.
![](/20190307164625im_/https://www.unhcr.org/thumb4/5c77b64c3.jpg)
Irish woman sets up community programme to help refugees
An Irish woman pilots the country's first sponsorship programme to help welcome refugees into the community in her small town.
![](/20190307164625im_/https://www.unhcr.org/thumb4/5c7cfd4a6.jpg)
Refugees living in Argentina meet Pope Francis
The four refugees - from Syria, Colombia, Venezuela and Senegal - took part in a public audience with the pontiff.
![](/20190307164625im_/https://www.unhcr.org/thumb4/5c7666fc4.jpg)
Seeking safety in Rwanda, Somali refugee finds opportunity and love
Ali Abdi fled conflict in Somalia two decades ago and is now a proud business owner and father in Rwanda's capital.
![](/20190307164625im_/https://www.unhcr.org/thumb4/5c7801c44.jpg)
Funding gap leaves refugees in Egypt struggling to cope
Syrian refugee Abdallah left school aged 12 to support his destitute family, and UNHCR warns that more refugees face ruin without urgent increase in funding.
![](/20190307164625im_/https://www.unhcr.org/thumb4/5c7508e51a.jpg)
Lebanon's 'Fun Bus' offers kids a respite from street work
Joint UNHCR and EU scheme offers Syrian refugees and other children a safe space to learn and play, as part of wider push to get kids out of work and into school.
![](/20190307164625im_/https://www.unhcr.org/thumb4/5c740a733.jpg)
Yemenis' battle to survive deepens as conflict grinds on
Nearly four years of war have left 24.1 million children, women and men in urgent need of food, shelter, medical care and schooling.