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

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