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We take special care to bring you the latest refugee news and stories of the men, women and children we help each day.
Refugees are experts at creating hope and better futures, given the chance
To mark World Refugee Day, US-based refugee leader Dauda Sesay describes how inclusion and empowerment hold the key to helping refugees find a sense of hope away from home.
Fighting for her dreams: female Afghan judoka builds a new life in Canada
“I want to help refugees through sports because when I was a refugee, it was like a safe haven for me. It really helped me to find myself.”
For stateless people, there is no alternative to winning this fight
After winning her own legal battle against statelessness, Nepali lawyer and activist Neha Gurung is advocating for global reform to gender biased citizenship laws.
Sudanese refugees in Chad moved to safety away from border
As Sudanese refugees continue to cross into Chad, UNHCR has started relocating them away from the border to existing camps.
UNHCR’s Grandi: 110 million displaced is an indictment on our world
Following a record annual rise in forced displacement last year, UN High Commissioner for Refugees blames new and existing conflicts and calls for greater focus on solutions.
In pictures: Another year of record forced displacement
As new data reveal the highest-ever annual increase in global forced displacement, a collection of UNHCR photographs from 2022 highlights the key themes and emergencies behind the figures.
Home repairs help restore Ukrainian communities shattered by war
Faced with huge destruction to civilian infrastructure, UNHCR, with EU humanitarian aid support carries out repairs to family homes where the impact goes far beyond bricks and mortar.
Refugees and locals live side-by-side in Niger’s ‘opportunity villages’
In the village of Garin Kaka, Nigerian refugees live and work alongside the local host community in a more sustainable alternative to refugee camps.
Syrian refugee turns trash into treasure in Jordan
In Za’atari refugee camp, one man’s creative spirit and unwavering determination have transformed discarded materials into objects of beauty.
Kenya’s Dadaab struggles with new influx of Somalis fleeing drought
Drought and conflict in Somalia have pushed more people to seek safety in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, where residents were already suffering after five failed rainy seasons.
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