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The Syrian refugee mother transforming women's lives in Turkey
30 Jul 2015 Meet the Syrian refugee mother who is helping displaced women in Turkey to rebuild their lives. -
Wind power project helps Afghan refugees rebuild lives in shattered village
28 Jul 2015 UNHCR-funded wind power project supports clean energy and reintegration in Bamyan. -
Salman Khan lookalike fulfils dream in film epic mirroring real life
15 Jul 2015 Afghan refugee turned model/actor lands role playing young Bollywood star in romantic drama. -
Baking camp now home to some 25,000 mainly Kurdish refugees from Syria
3 Jul 2015 In the straight, serried ranks of tents the heat is scarcely less inside than outside. -
UNHCR calls for international push to end Afghanistan refugee situation
25 Jun 2015 UNHCR chief António Guterres closes solidarity mission to Pakistan with call for innovative solutions to end world's largest protracted refugee situation. -
Some 23,000 refugees flee latest Syria fighting into southern Turkey
16 Jun 2015 About two thirds of the latest exodus is women and children, says UNHCR. -
UNHCR boosts presence in Greek islands to cope with soaring refugee arrivals
5 Jun 2015 UNHCR is increasing its personnel in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Rhodes, Leros and Evros with more deployments planned. The agency is already helping local authorities. -
UNHCR head "extremely enthusiastic" after meeting leaders of Afghanistan
15 May 2015 Afghanistan is working with UNHCR to simultaneously re-integrate returnees, care for internally displaced and host refugees from Pakistan. -
UNHCR concerned by border practices after deaths of two Iraqis at the Bulgaria-Turkey border
31 Mar 2015 Measures that make it more difficult to enter the EU are forcing people seeking international protection to take increasingly dangerous route to enter