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Home at last for Colombians as settlement declared legal
20 Jan 2016 Thousands of displaced people will finally have access to education, roads, and housing after 10 years as their informal neighbourhood is incorporated into city of Cúcuta -
Grandi heads to 'frontline' on first visit with refugees as High Commissioner
15 Jan 2016 Filippo Grandi toured Turkey's Nizip I and II camps, home to almost 16,000 refugees, in his first visit to the field as High Commissioner -
Afghan refugee defies oppression with paint
26 Nov 2015 Through her colourful artwork, 26-year-old Manizha captures the untold stories of Afghan women -
UNHCR flags problems at crossings from Greece to the Balkans
24 Nov 2015 New and uncoordinated restrictions at some borders in the region leave 1,000 people stranded and prompt some to protest by sewing their mouths shut. -
UNHCR welcomes definitive bilateral ceasefire in Colombia
13 Nov 2015 High Commissioner António Guterres calls on the Colombian government and FARC rebels to do everything possible to reduce the impact of the conflict. -
Syrian refugee serves up a taste of home in Colombia
14 Oct 2015 Former Damascus student wins over residents of Bogota suburb with Arabic street food -
UNHCR's Türk warns against growing politicization of refugee and asylum matters
8 Oct 2015 As number of forcibly displaced soars, UNHCR's top International Protection expert urges new global compact -
UN High Commissioner calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan
6 Oct 2015 Guterres says it would be dangerous to ignore country, praises generosity of Iran and Pakistan -
UNHCR presents Nansen Refugee Award to Afghan refugee teacher
5 Oct 2015 UNHCR presents Nansen Refugee Award to Afghan refugee teacher