“Kindness is like a cycle, and it’s important to give back.”
“Kindness is like a cycle, and it’s important to give back.” My journey from Syria to Scotland, and everything inbetween. More stories © Haya There have been so many nice people who have helped me since arriving in the UK. Teachers at Edinburgh College...
Displaced families face another freezing winter in Afghanistan
Displaced families face another freezing winter in Afghanistan Children like Hajira and Matiullah lack warm clothes, proper shelter and enough to eat, as temperatures start to plummet. More stories © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Winter is bringing yet more hardship and...
Search beyond the headlines: Awatef
Search beyond the headlines: Awatef This winter, search beyond the headlines and get to know displaced people like Awatef from Syria. More stories © UNHCR/Diego Ibarra Sanchez 2 December 2021 Refugees aren’t headlines. Refugees are individuals with histories,...
In Honduras, climate change is one more factor sparking displacement
In Honduras, climate change is one more factor sparking displacement With hurricanes and other extreme weather events becoming ever more powerful and frequent, increasing numbers of people in gang-wracked Honduras are having to flee their homes More stories ©...
“I become happy every time I see all the trees”
“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. More stories © UNHCR/Hannah Macdonald Ehsanul Hoque is an assistant...
Clean power throughout the pandemic
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. More stories Jordan has suffered the effects of climate change in recent years, with less rainfall,...“Shaped but not defined” by circumstances
‘Shaped but not defined’ by circumstances The ‘accidental’ author: we uncover the moving story behind the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Abdulrazak Gurnah. More stories ©Tolga Akmen/AFP Abdulrazak Gurnah is a critically acclaimed author,...
“They just wanted to have a family”
‘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. More stories © Photograph: English Heritage “The risk that they took to run...
