![Tears of Gold](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2022/06/Fahima-feature-1-722x675.jpg)
Tears of Gold
In a special exhibition to mark World Refugee Day, British artist Hannah Rose Thomas shows portraits revealing the trauma and resilience of women who have survived violence and displacement.
![Exile with style](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2022/06/Sapeur-01-RF1226354_Francis-1080x675.jpg)
Exile with style
A refugee finds safety in Brazzaville, and joy among its colourful ‘sapeurs’.
![The Colour of Flight](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2021/10/1978-Malaysia-RF131546_08403-colourized-1080x675.jpg)
The Colour of Flight
Brazilian artist Marina Amaral dips into UNHCR’s photo archive and breathes new life into some iconic images of refugees in the 20th century.
![Meet Kykeo, the ‘Karate Kid’ who is ‘more Argentine than dulce de leche’](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2021/11/1983-Argentina-RF131239_08556-bw-sized-1080x675.jpg)
Meet Kykeo, the ‘Karate Kid’ who is ‘more Argentine than dulce de leche’
Almost 40 years ago, a photojournalist snapped a picture of Kykeo Kabsuvan – a Laotian refugee, his brother and friends.
Now in their forties, the childhood friends came together from across Argentina to recreate a photo that was taken in 1983, when they were boys aged 4-10.
![Badge of Honor](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2022/05/RF1218395_20220501_AAPIHM-USA_19-1080x675.jpg)
Badge of Honor
This Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Nga Vương-Sandoval celebrates her name, and her journey. “I wanted to bring my lived experience to advance services and awareness for future newcomers,” she said.
![On the frontlines of the global displacement crisis](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2021/12/A-family-rests-in-the-Mexican-city-of-Rio-Frio-de-Juarezas-as-they-journey-towards-Mexico-City-on-11-December-1080x675.jpg)
On the frontlines of the global displacement crisis
2021: forced displacement in pictures.
![Afghanistan on the Brink](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2021/12/RF1185027_1H7A0387-1080x675.jpg)
Afghanistan on the Brink
Displaced Afghans facing “humanitarian catastrophe” this winter.
![In their own words](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2021/05/Vimala_Phongsavanh_RF1134446-1080x675.jpg)
In their own words
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, presents “In their own words”: Four Asian Americans, who come from refugee backgrounds, talk about the complexities of discovering – and asserting – what it means to be American. A story in honour of Asian American and Pacific Islander AAPI heritage month.
![Cast Adrift: 5 Rohingya refugees describe their harrowing voyage](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2020/12/2020-12-Aceh-Rohingya-9-RF2311387_2020_09_Ose_0007-1080x675.jpg)
Cast Adrift: 5 Rohingya refugees describe their harrowing voyage
Year after year, Rohingya refugees risk their lives on smugglers’ boats. Five survivors describe their harrowing months at sea.
![The people who fled Tigray](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20220625001013im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2020/12/UNHCR_Sudan_Village-1080x675.jpg)
The people who fled Tigray
Just a few weeks ago, they worked as doctors, teachers, artists and at a juice bar. One couple were newlyweds. Then the shooting and the shellfire started.