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Iraqi couple among world's first refugees to get COVID-19 jab
14 Jan 2021 After receiving inoculation as part of Jordan's national vaccination plan, Iraqi refugee Raia hopes life will soon return to normal and other refugees will follow her lead. -
After decades in the shadows, stateless activist says 'finally I exist'
7 Oct 2019 Actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett interviews statelessness activist Maha Mamo about her 30-year-push to belong. -
Death threats and disease drive more Venezuelans to flee
21 May 2019 UNHCR calls on states to allow refugees and migrants from Venezuela to access safety, as security and humanitarian situation worsens in their country. -
New exhibition in Venice explores the experience of refugees
11 May 2019 Rothko in Lampedusa showcases work by artists such as Ai Weiwei and those of five emerging artists from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast and Somalia who are refugees. -
Storm flooding brings misery to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
11 Jan 2019 One dead and more than 11,000 affected by days of heavy rain and high winds from Storm Norma, with hundreds of refugees forced to abandon their homes. -
Angelina Jolie visits West Mosul, where Iraqi families are returning home to ruins
16 Jun 2018 The UNHCR Special Envoy met with families who survived years of terror and displacement. Although the world seems to have forgotten them, they are determined to rebuild. -
Facing the hardest separation
15 May 2018 International Day of Families, which is today, is an important moment to reflect on Australia's separation of refugees and asylum-seekers. It's time to bring them together. -
Sorrow stalks Iraqi Christians in Lebanon
10 Jan 2018 Families like the Yousifs, who fled persecution near Mosul, struggle with life in exile. -
Nigeria wins second Refugees World Cup title in Brazil
28 Sep 2017 Sixteen teams with a total of 250 players took part in the annual football knock-out tournament in São Paulo.