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PHOTO SERIES
Great British Welcome
A Great British Welcome tells the story of how communities across the UK welcome people who have been forced to flee their homes.

Stories are told by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and photographed by Andrew Testa.
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Thirteen–year-old Fideline holds one of the school notebooks that she was able to salvage when she and her family fled for their lives and boarded a boat to Batanga.
Photo essays
The Most Important Thing
What would you bring if violence or persecution forced you to flee your country?
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Malaysia. Vietnamese Boat People
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The Colour of Flight
Brazilian artist Marina Amaral breathes life into images of the displaced.
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Dear Refugee
Dear Refugee is an occasional series featuring real letters from young people to refugees who have shaped their lives.
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Global highlights

2023: A Moment of Truth for Global Displacement

In the first months of 2022, the number of people forced to flee war, violence and persecution worldwide surpassed 100 million for the first time.

Young people write letters to refugees who have shaped their lives.

Argentina. Decades after they were resettled to Argentina, a group of Laotian refugees meet up to recreate a photo taken shortly after their arrival in Buenos Aires.

The 'Karate Kid' who is 'more Argentine than dulce de leche'.

Malaysia. Vietnamese Boat People

Brazilian artist Marina Amaral breathes life into images of the displaced.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency - South Sudanese refugee, Rose Nathike Lokonyen, runs the 800-metres for the Refugee Olympic Team in the Maracanã stadium in Rio, Brazil (2016).

The Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Teams travelling to Tokyo will bring hope and inspiration to millions worldwide and will shine a light on the power of sport to help displaced people rebuild their lives.

A series of letters written by eight refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people who are rebuilding their lives in the region.

Known as the global compact on refugees, it aims to improve the international response to new and existing refugee situations.

Canada. Then and Now

These eight stories profile refugees who have made a fresh start in Canada over the years, finding safety and giving back.

Bangladesh. Rebuilding girls' lives through education

A new report from UNHCR reveals that refugee girls at secondary level are only half as likely to enrol in school as their male peers.

Christophe and Armand host Louis, a refugee from Mali, in their one bedroom apartment in Paris.

This series, developed with photographer Aubrey Wade, showcases Europeans who have welcomed refugees into their homes.

Germany. The Making of the Dream Diaries

New UNHCR project visualizes the dreams of children who have fled their homes and found a new life in Europe.​

Canada. From far and wide.

Across Canada, longtime residents are creating powerful friendships with Syrian refugees, transcending language and culture.

Austria. St. Charles's Church (Karlskirche)

A growing number of cities around the world are embracing refugees. This series looks at how they are helping the displaced to help themselves.

 Spotlight – photo essays

For civilians trapped in eastern DR Congo’s cycle of violence.

For civilians trapped in eastern DR Congo’s cycle of violence.

Exile with style

A refugee finds safety in Brazzaville, and joy among its colourful ‘sapeurs’.

Uganda. South Sudanese women express themselves with style

These eight women opened a salon that is spreading hope in one of the world's largest refugee settlements.

Nga Vương-Sandoval speaks in 2019 at a women's march in Denver, Colorado.

This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Nga Vương-Sandoval celebrates her name, and her journey.

Thirteen–year-old Fideline holds one of the school notebooks that she was able to salvage when she and her family fled for their lives and boarded a boat to Batanga.

Over the past seven years, photographer Brian Sokol has asked refugees in half a dozen countries to pose for portraits with a cherished item they brought from home.

Black-and-white portrait of a Congolese refugee woman facing the camera.

Photographer Giles Duley went to Angola to meet with Congolese women who had survived unspeakable violence, bear witness to their suffering and pay tribute to their strength.

 StoryMaps – Visualising data on displacement

Away from the headlines, millions of forcibly displaced people are being pushed to the brink.

Away from the headlines, millions of forcibly displaced people are being pushed to the brink.

Kenya. UNHCR distributes hygiene kits and firewood during COVID-19 crisis

The maps, stats and facts on how the pandemic has impeded efforts to protect the displaced and affected their access to basic rights

Bangladesh. Kutupalong extension site nears completion

The influx to Bangladesh is one of the largest and fastest-growing refugee crises in decades

Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fleeing inter-ethnic violence in Ituri province

Forced to flee their homes but remaining in their countries, the internally displaced are among the world's most vulnerable people.

Mozambique. Aerial view of Beira

From the Sahel to Central America, climate change is driving displacement and increasing the vulnerability of those already forced to flee.

Displaced people in Yemen receive assistance during COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic has aggravated many of the factors that put forcibly displaced women and children at greater risk of violence and abuse

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