Kenya flooding
After fleeing conflict, refugees uprooted again by severe flooding in northern Kenya.

Lebanon Crisis
The firing may have stopped but many are still displaced, and those returning often find their homes destroyed. More on UNHCR's response here.

Pakistan Earthquake
The South Asia earthquake struck Pakistan hard on 8 October, 2005. The damage was huge with thousands killed, many more injured, and several million homeless. Read more about UNHCR's response to this emergency.

Tsunami disaster
The tsunami of 26 December 2004 which devastated coastal communities across the entire expanse of the Indian Ocean triggered a rapid and unprecedented response by the U.N. refugee agency.

The Balkans
A bewildering mosaic of both hope and despair.