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The story of a Jewish family who open their Berlin home to a Muslim refugee.
This Syrian refugee family is grateful for the opportunity and warmth that greeted them in their host country.
Each week we collect the most interesting, inspiring and innovative refugee stories from around the world. Here are this week’s picks!
Noori Shtaat didn’t hesitate to let his wife and five children flee the war in Syria ahead of him. His journey to reunite with them took nearly two years.
Millions of individuals have been forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations. Learn more about the number of refugees from various regions and the countries in which they are most often resettling.
Recognizing five years of Ben Stiller's commitment to the UN Refugee Agency and the people it serves, we are shouting out the top five ways he has stepped up in solidarity with refugees.
Thirteen-year-old Malak from Syria made his way through the Evros border crossing into Greece, not knowing when he'd see his family again.
The people who are helping on the ground in Ukraine and neighboring countries come from all different walks of life, but they share a common goal — to help people in need.
Three years after the onset of the conflict there, Syria has become the world's leading country of forced displacement, with more than 9 million people uprooted from their homes.
In June 2018, Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-born American and the author of 'The Kite Runner,' traveled to Lebanon as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Still haunted by the image of the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi — the 3-year-old Syrian refugee boy who died at sea while fleeing to Europe in 2015 — he wanted to understand what drives families to make such desperate journeys. Here are a few of the people Khaled met.
By the end of 2021, those displaced by war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuses stood at 89.3 million, according to UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells conference that COVID-19 adds a new threat to a region already grappling with record numbers forced to flee their homes.
Today on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating three women who are overcoming remarkable challenges to pursue their respective fields.
She stayed as long as possible, even after bombs destroyed her home and her commute became dangerous. It was when there were no more schools for her daughter to attend that Darie decided it was time to leave Syria.
Support Team Refugees at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and follow along as they bring hope and inspiration to refugees and help raise awareness of the global refugee crisis.
Are women and girls seeking refuge in Europe exposed to special risks? A task force of experts says yes.
UNHCR is seeking $745 million as it races to prepare for and prevent outbreaks of COVID-19 among refugees and other displaced populations around the globe.
Study reveals a severe deterioration in international efforts to protect the world’s most vulnerable, with human rights violations on the rise.
2011 has been a record year for forced displacement across borders, with more people becoming refugees than at any time since 2000.
Fighting in eastern Ukraine is driving more people from their homes and increasing the need for humanitarian aid.
UNHCR works closely with authorities in Iraq's Kurdistan region to meet the immense challenges of helping the tens of thousands who have sought shelter there.
This World Refugee Day the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people has exceeded 50 million people for the first time since World War II.
Instead of seeking shelter in the Middle East, many Syrian refugees are heading to Brazil, which has a big Syrian community.
Refugees are vulnerable people, but due to the generosity of the American people we are able to provide refugees like Ekhlas with help and hope.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of actor, director, producer and philanthropist Ben Stiller as its newest global Goodwill Ambassador.