UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

unhcr - 01/04/2009

Fleeing is never voluntary. This 30-second TV spot is meant to emphasize the message that asylum means survival. A house of matches set alight illustrates the ...

unhcr - 01/04/2009

This 30-second cinema spot, entitled Solidarity in Action, shows the stark reality of being a refugee and the joint efforts of UNHCR and the European Commission...

unhcr - 06/03/2009

This year International women's day focuses on the economic, social and political achievements of women.Yet each day millions of women around the world struggle...

unhcr - 05/03/2009

"See refugee life through the voices and visions of children, who are experts on their own lives." Photographer B. Bannon. To see the photos of the project ple...

unhcr - 17/02/2009

Reaching the finish line is just the beginning. Let's give refugees a new home. The idea behind this 40-second TV spot is that refugees are not necessarily v...

unhcr - 06/02/2009

UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt visited Ban Mai Nai Soi refugee camp in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, which is home to 18,111 mainl...

unhcr - 04/02/2009

The Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, talks about her recent visit to earthquake survivors. -- About the United Nations High Commission for Refugees: UNHC...

unhcr - 04/02/2009

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie visits Afghan families in brick kiln, in Pakistan. -- About the United Nations High Commission for Refugees: UNHCR,...

unhcr - 30/01/2009

Ethiopia's fortunes are closely linked with those of its troubled neighbour, Somalia. It has served as a refuge for tens of thousands of Somalis over the years...

unhcr - 27/01/2009

As the violence in northern Uganda abates, UNHCR helps children go back to school.