Geographical

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Refugees

Rainwater flooded the streets and tents of displaced Palestinians, who are suffering from the bitter cold and torrential rain in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip ,on Nov 25, 2025 .Rainwater flooded the streets and tents of displaced Palestinians, who are suffering from the bitter cold and torrential rain in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip ,on Nov 25, 2025 .

Nearly 90 million displaced people face severe climate risks, UN report finds

ByVictoria HeathNov 6, 2026

By mid-2026, three in four forcibly displaced people worldwide were living in countries facing high to extreme exposure to climate-related…

A group of LGBTQ+ refugees at Gorom, who asked to remain anonymous

LGBTQ+ refugees face persecution in South Sudan’s Gorom settlement

ByGeographical ContributorSep 21, 2026
LGBTQ+ refugees have fled persecution across East Africa in search of safety. In South Sudan’s Gorom Refugee Settlement, many say that the violence and harassment have followed them
Rohingya

Rohingya: lives in limbo in the world’s largest refugee camp

ByGeographical ContributorJan 14, 2026
On the ground in Cox’s Bazar, survival of the Rohingya refugees has become a daily act of endurance
Rohingya woman

UN court begins hearings in Rohingya genocide case

ByVictoria HeathJan 13, 2026
The Gambia told judges at UN top court that Myanmar's leadership has carried out 'brutal and vicious violations' against the Muslim minority group
Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

ByGeographical ContributorSep 24, 2025
An edited extract from ‘Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary - by an anonymous Gazan manwho has fled his home and is living in exile’
Families arrive in South Sudan carrying everything they can. The surge of arrivals is putting further strain on an already overburdened health system. There’s an estimated ratio of one physician for every 65,574 people in the country and 9.4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection.

Refugees from Sudan’s bitter civil war are stretching the aid agencies to breaking point

ByGeographical StaffApr 17, 2024

Photographer Peter Caton has been in the region in recent months, documenting conditions and the stories of those arriving At…

Photo of some of the Windermere boys with a carer in Prague, before they flew to Carlisle to then get buses to Windermere.

Refugee Week 2023: Compassion in Windermere children story

ByVictoria HeathJun 23, 2023
Refugee Week 2023's theme is compassion - discover the vital role of compassion in rehoming 300 Jewish Holocaust children survivors
Abdul Salam, 62, photographed in 2018 inside a hole that he had excavated to build a latrine in Kutupalong-Balukhali refugee camp

The Rohingya camps of despair

ByGeographical ContributorMay 15, 2023
Dispossessed Rohingya refugees are living in vast, sprawling, underfunded camps in Bangladesh. What does the future hold for them?
Iraqi Kurdistan: A nation in a state

Iraqi Kurdistan: A nation in a state

ByGeographical ContributorFeb 15, 2023
Iraqi Kurdistan, unlike the rest of Iraq or Syria, was previously considered relatively safe and stable. However, in recent years, growing problems have caused the semi-autonomous state to stumble %
Where will the Taliban’s refugee exodus go?

Where will the Taliban’s refugee exodus go?

ByJacob DykesApr 28, 2022
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan prompted a refugee crisis, highlighting how nations differ in the numbers they’re willing to re-home