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Taking the plunge: Swimming lessons help integration in Norway
15 Feb 2016 Somali refugee Abdullahi Yusuf Jibril helps others to take the plunge. -
Despite war at home, more Syrian refugees return from Iraq
8 Feb 2016 Up to 25,000 Syrian refugees left the Kurdistan region of Iraq last year and headed home to their war-ravaged country, worn down by years of hardship in exile. -
Help is a phone call away for displaced Yemenis
5 Feb 2016 UNHCR and AMIDEAST centre provides a bridge linking vulnerable people in Yemen to the humanitarian community. -
OECD and UNHCR back increased refugee integration
28 Jan 2016 Two organizations urge governments to step up efforts to help refugees integrate and contribute to the societies and economies of Europe. -
UNHCR, IOM seek US$550 million to aid refugees, migrants in Europe
26 Jan 2016 The appeal, backed by some 65 partner organizations, aims at funding humanitarian operations in 2016 across affected European countries. -
UNHCR warns against perilous Horn of Africa sea crossings
19 Jan 2016 Despite the civil war raging in Yemen, 92,446 people arrived there by boat last year, 95 of them perishing in the attempt, with a further 36 dying at sea since in January -
Volunteers tackle prejudice against refugees in Latvia
14 Jan 2016 As the Baltic nation prepares to accept an unprecedented number of refugees, a volunteer group is trying to change attitudes -
How UNHCR helps to change young lives on Lesvos
11 Jan 2016 A UNHCR field officer explains how unaccompanied minors arriving on Lesvos benefit from vital advice and support -
Lone children fleeing war in Yemen, seek safety in Somaliland
11 Jan 2016 One in three Yemenis who reach safety in Somaliland were separated from their families as they ran, including children and teenagers, the elderly, the disabled and the sick.