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2021 Nansen Refugee Award celebrates 'bravery and dedication' of Yemeni aid group
4 Oct 2021 The Jeel Albena aid organization stayed on the ground during the worst of Yemen's six-year conflict to provide shelter and hope to thousands of internally displaced people. -
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. -
Refugees across Arab world feel economic pain of coronavirus
1 May 2020 As COVID-19 restrictions ravage livelihoods in the global economy, refugees and displaced people in Middle East and North Africa are among the hardest hit. -
Yemen sees fresh displacement after five years of conflict
27 Mar 2020 After fleeing latest fighting in country's north, Yemenis describe harrowing route to safety and dire conditions on arrival as humanitarian aid struggles to meet needs. -
Hurting in Yemen, Somali refugees head home in time for Eid
31 May 2019 Ground down by conflict and worsening conditions, 125 Somali refugees opt for UNHCR-assisted return, bringing total departures via scheme to 4,298 since 2017. -
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. -
Yemenis' battle to survive deepens as conflict grinds on
26 Feb 2019 Nearly four years of war have left 24.1 million children, women and men in urgent need of food, shelter, medical care and schooling. -
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.