Refugee News & Stories
Going ‘greener’ at UNHCR
UNHCR is stepping up its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimise negative impacts on the environment.
“I become happy every time I see all the trees”
In the flood-prone refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, UNHCR runs an environmental unit dedicated to easing pressure on the local surroundings.
Clean power throughout the pandemic
The camps of Azraq and Zaatari in northern Jordan are home to 118,000 Syrian refugees – and two pioneering solar power plants.
“Shaped but not defined” by circumstances
We uncover the moving story behind the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Abdulrazak Gurnah.
“They just wanted to have a family”
Ellen and William Craft embarked on a journey that saw them spread their message of defiance and hope across both sides of the Atlantic.
‘Whoever has planted a tree has not lived in vain’
Refugees and locals in Mauritania exchange strategies for adapting to climate change.