A warm welcome for displaced Ukrainians in Russia’s Rostov region
KRASNY DESANT, Russian Federation, October 31 (UNHCR) – Lidia resents the presence of camera crews outside her house, saying she only did what anyone else would have done in her position, and the figures bear ...
Stitch by stitch towards greater protection in northern Myanmar
LAIZA, Myanmar, October 29 (UNHCR) – With colourful fabrics spread around tables and the rhythmic sound of sewing machines, interrupted by laughter and conversation, there is great camaraderie among a group of women in ...
Shooting the past
Just 19 years old, Fatima is already a widowed mother of three and a refugee from the conflict in Syria. Through photography, she has found a way to relate her experiences and begin rebuilding ...
The Nun and the Imam
Sister Maria Concetta walks out of the labour room with a newborn baby in her arms and rushes through the corridors in search of a bed. The child is one of over 20,000 she has ...
Creating a home from home, far from home in Erbil
ERBIL, Iraq, September 24 (UNHCR) – What had been an empty lot in Erbil’s Ainkawa district in early August is now a sea of white. Close to 300 UNHCR tents are laid out geometrically ...
Ukraine: the internally displaced struggle to get by
NIKOLAEVKA, Ukraine, September 18 (UNHCR) – The old lady sits on the bed staring at the lavatory in her small room. “I am human, I am not a dog,” she says. “I didn’t ask ...
Stateless in the Philippines: Indonesian descendants feel torn between two lands
KIDAPAWAN, Philippines, September 15 (UNHCR) – The question is simple: “Where are you from?” But in this rice-milling community in southern Mindanao, the answers are never straightforward. “My parents are from Indonesia. My mother ...