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For these scouts, "camping" means coming home
29 Sep 2015 Resettled to the United States, a group of Myanmar refugee boys joined the Scout movement, expanded their horizons, and recently returned to visit their relatives in a camp in Thailand. -
Greater support in countries of first asylum needed to stem refugee outflows
26 Aug 2015 UNHCR notes that, despite urgent need for funds to handle Syria crisis, action plan remains hugely underfunded. -
Six years on, Congolese refugees who fled LRA return home from CAR
3 Aug 2015 Violence in neighbouring Anbar forced civilians from their homes, hundreds of whom trickled into his neighbourhood in Baghdad's western Mansour district. -
Za'atari student wins distinction despite trials of camp life
28 Jul 2015 On the third anniversary of the opening of Jordan's Zaatari camp, one student's achievements against the odds reveal the growing importance of higher education to young Syrian refugees. -
Jordan's Za'atari refugee camp turns three, challenges for the future of thousands living there
28 Jul 2015 On third anniversary of Middle East's largest refugee camp, UNHCR reveals 86 per cent of urban refugees in Jordan live below poverty line. -
Talented Somali refugee dreams of new life in America to honour slain father who set up Picasso art school
27 Jul 2015 In June 2009, gunmen shot dead his father, co-founder of the Picasso art school in Mogadishu. -
UNHCR Malawi helps flood victims to rebuild shattered lives
22 Jul 2015 Thousands displaced by floods in Malawi are rebuilding their lives thanks to UNHCR. -
Malala warns of education funding threat for Syrian refugees
13 Jul 2015 Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist uses visit to Jordan's Azraq camp to urge international community to invest more in education of Syrian refugees. -
Refugee student's hard work pays off with scholarship to study in USA
7 Jul 2015 A young Congolese refugee in Zimbabwe achieves his dream of going to university with a scholarship awarded by the US government.