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Crisis in the Central African Republic
Fighting and banditry in northern areas of the Central African Republic have forced tens of thousands of people to seek shelter or flee. |
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Home without Land
Afghan returnees seek permanent shelter in land-scarce Afghanistan. |
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The Reality of Return
Displaced Afghans return home to face challenges in reconstruction. |
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Education for displaced Colombians
UNHCR works with the government of Colombia to address the needs of children displaced by violence. |
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Chad: Education in Exile
UNHCR joins forces with the Ministry of Education and NGO partners to improve education for Sudanese refugees in Chad.
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Iraqi children go to school in Syria
UNHCR aims to help refugee children go to school by providing financial assistance and donating school uniforms and supplies. |
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2007 Nansen Refugee Award
Nansen Refugee Award goes to a lawyer in Malta for effort and courage. |
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Author Hosseini in Afghanistan
UNHCR Goodwil Envoy Khaled Hosseini visits UNHCR projects in Afghanistan. The US-based author spent 10 days in his native land. |
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Crisis in Iraq
People fleeing violence head to the relative calm of northern Iraq. |
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New arrivals in Yemen
Despite rickety boats and brutal treatment from smugglers, Ethiopians and Somalis continue to make the perilous journey. |
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Non-Iraqi refugees in Jordan
Life in an isolated desert camp with no solution in sight. |
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Palestinians refugees in Iraq
A bleak future for the 15,000 Palestinians remaining in Iraq. UNHCR seeks a solution for Iraq's Palestinians. |
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Iraqi refugees in Syria
At least 500,000 and as many as 1 million Iraqis are currently living in Syria, with an estimated 2,000 new arrivals entering daily. |
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Iraqi refugees in Jordan
UNHCR seeks US$60 million in funds to address mass internal and external displacement in Iraq. |
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Flood Airdrop in Kenya
Thousands of refugees, cut off from the world for a month by severe flooding in northern Kenya, get airdropped UNHCR relief supplies. |
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Statelessness in Bangladesh: The Biharis
A solution nears? |
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Kenya floods threaten refugees
Flood waters have created havoc in the Dadaab refugee camp complex, sweeping away the homes of thousands of refugees. |
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Internally Displaced in Chad
Violence crosses the border. |
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Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Some 20,500 refugees from Myanmar, mostly Rohingya, a Muslim minority ethnic group, live in 2 camps in Bangladesh awaiting a solution. |
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Hungary - 50th Anniversary (part 2)
A retrospective of archive photos to commemorate the 1956 Hungarian Uprising and refugee crisis.
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Hungary - 50th Anniversary (part 1)
A retrospective of archive photos to commemorate the 1956 Hungarian Uprising and refugee crisis.
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Lebanese returnees receive aid
UNHCR trucks are rolling into southern Lebanon laden with aid for the neediest returnees.
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Lebanese stream home
UNHCR sets up distribution points along the roadside to assist thousands of Lebanese returning home after ceasefire.
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Displaced Lebanese in Syria
Emergency relief supplies for displaced Lebanese arrive in Syria from UNHCR's regional stockpile in Amman, Jordan.
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Lebanon Crisis
UNHCR gears up for operation in Middle East around Lebanon crisis.
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Emergency in Timor-Leste 5
The emergency operation reaches out.
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Refugees from Myanmar
Ethnic Karens seek shelter in Thailand.
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2006 Nansen Refugee Award
Japanese optometrist wins prestigious prize.
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Emergency in Timor-Leste 4
UNHCR sets up camps.
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Liberia
Return, reintegration, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
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Emergency in Timor-Leste 3
UNHCR's air and sea relief delivery operation
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Emergency in Timor-Leste 2
UNHCR airlift underway
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Emergency in Timor-Leste 1
Recent violence in Timor-Leste has displaced about 100,000 people.
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Panama's Hidden Refugees
Colombians flee to the remote jungle of Panama's Darien region.
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Colombia: Life in the Barrios
Survival is a challenge for Colombian IDPs living on the outskirts of the capital Bogota.
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Gulf of Aden people-smuggling
International help needed.
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South Sudan
The first official repatriations of refugees to South Sudan start.
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Pakistan Earthquake
Braving the winter cold.
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Post-tsunami recovery in Puntland
Somalia, shifts from relief to development.
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One year on: Rebuilding Aceh
Major reconstruction is now under way.
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Tsunami aftermath in Sri Lanka
UNHCR finishes its post-tsunami shelter program.
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Pakistan Earthquake
Major push to bring in aid before winter.
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Pakistan Earthquake
A race against the weather.
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South Sudan
Preparing for long-awaited returns.
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Pakistan Earthquake
The aid starts to pour in.
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Pakistan Earthquake
The initial response.
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Nansen Refugee Award 2005
Honouring Burundian humanitarian worker Maggie Barankitse.
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Benin: Influx from Togo
Coping with West Africa's new refugees.
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Somalia/Ethiopia
Somalilanders repatriate from Ethiopia.
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Picking up the pieces in Sri Lanka
Providing relief items and temporary shelter amid the devastation.
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Camp life in eastern Chad
Sudanese refugees settle into life in exile.
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Portraits of Darfur's refugees
Facing up to challenges with dignity and hope.
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Sierra Leone: Last return convoy from Liberia
Marking the end of UNHCR's voluntary repatriation operation to Sierra Leone.
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Western Sahara family visits
Re-establishing ties between Algeria's camps and the Western Sahara Territory.
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Rebuilding Lives in Afghanistan
Helping returnees to settle back home.
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Returnees in Myanmar
Helping returnees to re-integrate.
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Destruction and Displacement in Darfur, Sudan
Visits to destroyed villages and makeshift camps for displaced people.
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The Environment in Chad
Battling the elements to assist refugees from Sudan's Darfur region.
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Tanzania
Hosting Africa's largest concentration of refugees.
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Colombia
Assisting the internally displaced.
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Zalmaï. Panoramic photo gallery...
A glimpse of what Return, Afghanistan exhibition has to offer.
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Home (Part 1)
Rebuilding lives in safety and dignity (1953 1995).
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Home (Part 2)
Rebuilding lives in safety and dignity (1996 2003).
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Chad: relocation from the border to refugee camps
In a major logistics operation, UNHCR moves Sudanese refugees to camps away from Chad's volatile border.
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Sri Lanka
IDPs and Returnees in Sri Lanka.
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Ingushetia
Internally Displaced Chechens.
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Bonga Camp, Ethiopia
An oasis of calm in a troubled region.
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Uganda
Sudanese refugees flee rebel attacks on camp (Aug 2002).
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Afghanistan
Rebuilding a war-torn country.
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Refugee Youth
Facing the future with hope and courage.
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Refugee Women
Dignity and courage in even the most difficult circumstances.
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