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Hope wins out as Somali refugee heads to Salt Lake City for a new life
9 Sep 2011 Aden and his family leave northern Kenya today for a new life in the United States. Some 10,000 Somalis at Dadaab have been accepted for resettlement. -
At 99, grandma from Bhutan chooses new life over old
22 Aug 2011 Bishnu Maya Bharati says she wants to be resettled because the future of her children and grandchildren will be better in the United States. -
Resettlement programme for refugees from Bhutan passes 50,000 mark
17 Aug 2011 Milestone reached thanks to generosity of resettlement countries, resilience of the refugees and support from Nepal's government and people. -
Q&A: Alexander McCall Smith's wish for Darfur
7 Jul 2011 Acclaimed author Alexander McCall Smith discusses his contribution towards a project to bring the joys of literature to young refugees with the help of UNHCR. -
Q&A: Reaching out to refugees persecuted for sexual orientation, gender identity
29 Jun 2011 Neil Grungras of the Organisation for Refuge, Asylum and Migration discusses the challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex refugees and asylum-seekers. -
Displaced Chadians rush home before rain
6 Jun 2011 UNHCR is organizing as many convoys as possible to bring displaced Chadians in the east back to their villages before the rainy season starts. -
Washington forum debates protection for refugees persecuted for their sexuality
20 Apr 2011 UNHCR calls for stepped up efforts to protect the thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers persecuted every year for their sexual orientation and gender identity. -
Chadians fleeing Libya return to oasis of calm
18 Apr 2011 Thousands of Chadians have arrived in northern Chad after fleeing Libya and travelling for weeks across the Sahara desert. -
Baltimore hotel welcomes refugees - as employees
18 Feb 2011 A programme to provide jobs and career opportunities to refugees resettled in the United States city of Baltimore is paying dividends for one employer.