Home is where my family is
Home is where my family is UK for UNHCR Trainee, Deema, reflects on what home means to her for Gallery of the (New) Home. 20.06.23 More stories This Refugee Week we’re exploring what home means to different people. Everyone has a sense of what home means to them,...
Home is acceptance and showing empathy
Home is acceptance and showing empathy Maysara reflects on what home means to him for Gallery of the (New) Home. 19.06.23 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 it’s...
Sudanese refugees in Chad moved to safety away from border
Sudanese refugees in Chad moved to safety away from border As Sudanese refugees continue to cross into Chad, UNHCR has started relocating them away from the border to existing camps. 15.06.23 More stories © UNHCR / Insa Wawa Diatta There is a lot of activity in the...
Kenya’s Dadaab struggles with new influx of Somalis fleeing drought
Kenya’s Dadaab struggles with new influx of Somalis fleeing drought Drought and conflict in Somalia have pushed more people to seek safety in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, where residents were already suffering after five failed rainy seasons. 13.06.23 More stories ©...
Finding new hope after the flood
Finding new hope after the flood Haji Khatol fled war in Afghanistan, but he couldn’t escape the devastating floods in Pakistan last summer. Now he’s rebuilding his home – and his life – with the help of UNHCR. 31.05.23 More stories © UNHCR/ Andy Hall...
“I’ve become accustomed to living in a war zone.”
“I’ve become accustomed to living in a war zone.” UK for UNHCR spoke to Ukrainian translator Natalia about how her life changed when the war in Ukraine started, and how she’s doing now. 12.05.23 More stories We first spoke to then 26-year-old Natalia in 2022, not long...
Colombian trans woman makes advocating for displaced LGBTIQ+ people her life purpose
Colombian trans woman makes advocating for displaced LGBTIQ+ people her life purpose María Victoria works tirelessly to protect the rights of internally displaced LGBTIQ+ people in Chocó, Colombia. 01.06.23 More stories María Victoria Palacios has been working for the...
A close friendship builds peace between communities in DR Congo
A close friendship builds peace between communities in DR Congo After conflict erupted between neighbouring communities in south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a long-standing friendship between two men helped bridge the divide. 30.05.23 More stories...
