The UNHCR Archives

UNHCR's archivists open up their collection, a living record of modern forced displacement that serves researchers, artists and the agency's own memory.

A rare look inside the archive holding decades of refugee history.

Established in 1996 and opened up to researchers in 2000, UNHCR's archive reveals the human stories of modern forced displacement, offering valuable insights into seismic global events. For the team of UNHCR archivists t

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