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Looking for safety and a better life in Calais' jungle
8 Aug 2015 Refugees talk about their flight from Sudan, their hazardous way to Europe and Calais, and their plans and hopes for the future. -
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. -
Australian soccer star returns to Kakuma to launch powerful initiative
10 Jul 2015 Former refugee and his brother launch new initiative to provide boots and kits to help young players. -
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. -
More than 2.25 million now displaced in South Sudan and across its borders
7 Jul 2015 UNHCR says country marks independence anniversary with more than 1.5 million people internally displaced; a further 730,000 have fled into neighbouring countries. -
More than 100,000 flee homes in South Sudan to escape fighting and food shortages
2 Jun 2015 It's estimated that more than 3.8 million people, representing a third of South Sudan's population of 11 million, do not have sufficient food. -
South Sudanese refugees moved from flood-prone camp in Ethiopia
15 May 2015 UNHCR and its partners move some 12,660 South Sudanese refugees from the flood-prone Nip Nip refugee camp to Jewi in western Ethiopia's Gambella region. -
Number of South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia passes 200,000 mark
1 May 2015 UNHCR staff note sharp increase in new arrivals from some 1,000 people a month in the first quarter of this year to more than 4,000 refugees registered in April. -
UNHCR convoys stockpile supplies in South Sudan before rain blocks roads
1 Apr 2015 The switch from depending on airlifts has slashed the costs and improved the supplies to refugees