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Hope wins out as Somali refugee heads to Salt Lake City for a new life
9 Sep 2011 Aden and his family leave northern Kenya today for a new life in the United States. Some 10,000 Somalis at Dadaab have been accepted for resettlement. -
At 99, grandma from Bhutan chooses new life over old
22 Aug 2011 Bishnu Maya Bharati says she wants to be resettled because the future of her children and grandchildren will be better in the United States. -
Resettlement programme for refugees from Bhutan passes 50,000 mark
17 Aug 2011 Milestone reached thanks to generosity of resettlement countries, resilience of the refugees and support from Nepal's government and people. -
Q&A: Reaching out to refugees persecuted for sexual orientation, gender identity
29 Jun 2011 Neil Grungras of the Organisation for Refuge, Asylum and Migration discusses the challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex refugees and asylum-seekers. -
Washington forum debates protection for refugees persecuted for their sexuality
20 Apr 2011 UNHCR calls for stepped up efforts to protect the thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers persecuted every year for their sexual orientation and gender identity. -
Baltimore hotel welcomes refugees - as employees
18 Feb 2011 A programme to provide jobs and career opportunities to refugees resettled in the United States city of Baltimore is paying dividends for one employer. -
Q&A: Jewish agency in US marks 130 years of protecting the persecuted
3 Feb 2011 The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society is the oldest US migration and refugee resettlement agency. It helps some of the world's most vulnerable refugee. -
Q&A: Encouraging talking in class by connecting refugee and US school children
20 Jan 2011 The US-based Darfur Dream Team is supporting education in camps in eastern Chad while creating bonds between refugee and American school children. -
US journalism students create website to record visits to refugee camps
17 Dec 2010 Journalism students from the US have been visiting UNHCR-run refugee camps in Africa and the Middle East and recording the experience on a new website.