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Grandi meets with Syrian refugees at Berlin centre
18 Feb 2016 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visits emergency shelter during visit to Germany -
Taking the plunge: Swimming lessons help integration in Norway
15 Feb 2016 Somali refugee Abdullahi Yusuf Jibril helps others to take the plunge. -
Despite war at home, more Syrian refugees return from Iraq
8 Feb 2016 Up to 25,000 Syrian refugees left the Kurdistan region of Iraq last year and headed home to their war-ravaged country, worn down by years of hardship in exile. -
OECD and UNHCR back increased refugee integration
28 Jan 2016 Two organizations urge governments to step up efforts to help refugees integrate and contribute to the societies and economies of Europe. -
UNHCR, IOM seek US$550 million to aid refugees, migrants in Europe
26 Jan 2016 The appeal, backed by some 65 partner organizations, aims at funding humanitarian operations in 2016 across affected European countries. -
Volunteers tackle prejudice against refugees in Latvia
14 Jan 2016 As the Baltic nation prepares to accept an unprecedented number of refugees, a volunteer group is trying to change attitudes -
How UNHCR helps to change young lives on Lesvos
11 Jan 2016 A UNHCR field officer explains how unaccompanied minors arriving on Lesvos benefit from vital advice and support -
Over one million sea arrivals reach Europe in 2015
30 Dec 2015 UNHCR figures show over one million refugees and migrants reach Europe by sea in 2015, with almost 4,000 feared drowned. -
Laughter, antics help refugee kids rediscover childhood
30 Dec 2015 Clowns bring much needed fun to youngsters driven from their homes by the conflicts in Iraq and Syria.