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Lyon restaurant serves up Syrian menu to launch Refugee Food Festival
15 Jun 2017 After last year's success, the festival goes international with events in 13 European cities, starting in the capital of French gastronomy. -
A home away from home under UNHCR accommodation programme
19 Apr 2017 In Greece, refugees find new homes with UNHCR assistance, putting an end to months of uncertainty. -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Barbara Hendricks sings with refugees in Greece
11 Apr 2017 Acclaimed soprano and humanitarian says she is impressed by improvements to refugees' living conditions since last year. -
Afghan boy retreats into silence after separation from family
10 Apr 2017 Eight-year-old Farzad is one of a growing number of refugee children whose health has been affected by flight. -
Determined young Afghan eyes academic success in Italy
3 Mar 2017 At the age of 10, Alidad Shiri set off alone for Europe. Fifteen years later, he is about to graduate with a degree in philosophy from the University of Trento. -
Rescue boat scours sea for flimsy craft
31 Jan 2017 Highly experienced crews of the Phoenix and its sister vessel have rescued about 33,000 people from the Mediterranean since 2014. -
UNHCR calls for help for refugees facing European winter freeze
13 Jan 2017 The UN Refugee Agency urges governments to do more to help and protect refugees and migrants battling freezing temperatures in Europe. -
UNHCR moves 1,100 out of tents, beating first snows of winter
8 Dec 2016 Agency has arranged 19,500 places in apartments, hotels and with host families throughout Greece for relocation candidates and vulnerable asylum-seekers. -
Libyans twice uprooted by war call for urgent help
7 Dec 2016 Driven from their homes by fighting in 2011 and then again this year, displaced Sirte residents face dire need even as their city is recaptured from militants.