UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 10/06/2009

The conflict in Central African Republic receives far less media attention than Darfur, but the effects are much the same. In all, more than 50,000 refugees are...

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 02/06/2009

It's estimated that some 2 million Pakistanis have fled their homes in the north-west. UNHCR has launched an emergency aid operation to help the displaced - mos...

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 05/05/2009

UNHCR has sent in emergency teams and launched an airlift to help those displaced by the violence in the island nation of Sri Lanka.

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 23/04/2009

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has seen UNHCRs Emergency Response Team in action, providing life-saving shelter and relief items to refugees within 72...

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 01/04/2009

Fleeing is never voluntary. This 30-second TV spot is meant to emphasize the message that asylum means survival. A house of matches set alight illustrates the ...

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 01/04/2009

This 30-second cinema spot, entitled Solidarity in Action, shows the stark reality of being a refugee and the joint efforts of UNHCR and the European Commission...

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 06/03/2009

This year International women's day focuses on the economic, social and political achievements of women.Yet each day millions of women around the world struggle...

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 05/03/2009

"See refugee life through the voices and visions of children, who are experts on their own lives." Photographer B. Bannon. To see the photos of the project ple...

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 17/02/2009

Reaching the finish line is just the beginning. Let's give refugees a new home. The idea behind this 40-second TV spot is that refugees are not necessarily v...

UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 06/02/2009

UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt visited Ban Mai Nai Soi refugee camp in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, which is home to 18,111 mainl...