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No escape for civilians trapped in eastern DR Congo’s cycle of violence
A hidden crisis is enveloping DR Congo’s Ituri Province, where civilians face extreme daily violence that has forced 1.8 million to flee their homes.
![2023: A Moment of Truth for Global Displacement](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20230324185218im_/https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2023/01/RF1251529_DSC02693_copy-scaled-e1673520527254-1080x675.jpg)
2023: A Moment of Truth for Global Displacement
As conflicts and other crises drive record numbers from their homes, here are the critical situations to watch out for in 2023.
![Tears of Gold](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20230324185218im_/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/20230324185218im_/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/20230324185218im_/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.
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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.
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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.
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On the frontlines of the global displacement crisis
2021: forced displacement in pictures.
![Afghanistan on the Brink](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20230324185218im_/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/20230324185218im_/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.