‘I just can’t stand aside if I know that I can help’
‘I just can’t stand aside if I know that I can help’ Disability rights activist Tetiana Barantsova escaped the war in Ukraine in a wheelchair. Now she’s helping others with disabilities to do the same. 19.07.2022 More stories © UNHCR/Igor Karpenko Messages asking for...
Ethiopian families struggle to survive amid record drought
Ethiopian families struggle to survive amid record drought UNHCR is supporting local authorities in the Somali Region of Ethiopia to provide urgent aid to thousands forced to leave in search of water during worst drought for 40 years. 11.07.2022 More stories Ardo...
‘My children are my home.’
‘My children are my home.’ Aead shares #WhatHomeMeans to him for Gallery of the (New) Home. 05.07.2022 More stories My name is Aead, and I am a refugee from Syria. Before coming to the UK, I lived in Jordan for six years and two months with my wife and...
“Everything reminds me of home.”
“Everything reminds me of home.” Mouhyedin Alkhalil, founder of Falafel Fella shares #WhatHomeMeans to him for Gallery of the (New) Home. 05.07.2022 More stories © Mouhyedin Alkhalil Syrian refugee, chef and restaurateur Mouhyedin Alkhalil founded Falafel...
‘She feeds me, listens to my journeys and makes me feel right at home.’
‘She feeds me, listens to my journeys and makes me feel right at home.’ Baharak Bashmani shares #WhatHomeMeans to her for Gallery of the (New) Home. 28.06.2022 More stories © UNHCR/Nicolo Filippo Rosso Home means different things and places to different...
Home is a very big word and so is Syria
Home is a very big word and so is Syria Khaled reflects on what home means to him for Gallery of the (New) Home 20.06.2022 More stories This Refugee Week we’re exploring what home means to different people. Everyone has a sense of what home means to them, whether...
The streets were paved with jasmine flowers
The streets were paved with jasmine flowers Haya reflects on what home means to her for World Refugee Day 2022 20.06.2022 More stories This World Refugee Day we’re exploring what home means to each of us. Everyone has a sense of what home means to them, whether...
“Perhaps my life would have been different if I had the support of my family.”
“Perhaps my life would have been different if I had the support of my family.” This Pride, read about what it means to be an LGBTIQ+ refugee through the eyes of Andrea*, a 30-year-old transgender woman from a rural area of El Salvador. 09.06.2022 More stories ©...
