Stories Archives
We provide a wide range of information about the UN Refugee Agency, including stories by our staff written from some of the world’s most remote locations. Please visit this page regularly.
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“You can’t always save a life, but you can give comfort to someone that’s suffering”
20 Aug 2019UNHCR has more than 11,500 staff, most of whom are based in the field. Meet medical doctor Taimur Hasan, who works in public health in Bangladesh.
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Global forced displacement tops 70 million
19 Jun 2019UN Refugee Chief calls for ‘redoubled’ solidarity as annual Global Trends report shows displacement doubled in 20 years.
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From War in Syria to Cannes and Oscars’ Red Carpets
7 Jun 2019Zain was attending Cannes for the leading role he played in the movie “Capharnaum”, which won the Grand Jury Prize.
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Iran helps Afghan refugees to survive and thrive
25 Apr 2019Esfahan/Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Eight years on, Syrian refugees weigh thorny question of return
9 Mar 2019Abdulhay, like the war in Syria, is eight years old. His family are among the millions of refugees wondering what their future holds.
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UN convoy supports vulnerable, displaced people in Rukban
28 Feb 2019The United Nations with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent are carrying out the largest humanitarian convoy to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to the people at Rukban makeshift settlement.
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Shih Wing Ching Visits Refugees in Iran with UNHCR – UNHCR Iran Mission Media Gathering
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When a child becomes a parent
21 Jan 2019In the absence of parents, many refugee children barely old enough to know how to light a fire, are forced to act as father and mother to even younger, grief-stricken children.
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Refugee children want to “feel like human beings” again
17 Jan 2019In a camp where most refugees are children and many are orphans, finding happiness is easier than you think.
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South Sudan: When Bullets Fly
7 Jan 2019There is no time to think when gunfire erupts. Especially when you are a 12-year-old child.