The campaign marks the 5th anniversary of the Syrian war. — -- When Gunter Nitsch was 11 years old, the only thoughts on his mind were feeding his hunger and keeping warm. In 1949, he and his ...

During the darkest days of World War II, when Europe was engulfed in flames, Iran extended a hand of humanity—welcoming more ...

Sold internationally by Filmax, ‘Frontier’ follows a Spanish customs officer who risks his life to help Jews fleeing Nazi-occupied France.

With his Open Doors policy, even as most nations closed their doors to Jewish refugees, these Jews — who came to be ... in 1944 — two years before Philippine independence following World War II.

Courtesy of the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel Archive In April 1975, over 160 Vietnamese refugees fleeing Saigon found a temporary home in the Mount Angel Oktoberfest building. Christine Rausch has ...

Maruta Lietiņš Ray, a St. Cloud resident, experienced World War II as a child in Latvia, fleeing both Soviet and Nazi forces. After living in internment and displaced persons camps, she immigrated to ...

GENEVA – The number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution worldwide is untenably high, particularly as humanitarian funding evaporates, with the only bright spot being a pickup in ...

Historian Phi Vân Nguyen explains the crucial role of French-Canadian Jesuits in the post-war Vietnamese refugee crisis, ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 15 July 2011 High Commissioner for ...