The UN Refugee Agency teamed up with some of the world’s most acclaimed photographers in a new exhibit that illustrates the global refugee crisis. The photos, some of which are included below, are on display at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and include work from Lynsey Addario, Omar Victor Diop, Graciela Iturbide, Martin Schoeller and Tom Stoddart,
A selection, below, was provided to UN Dispatch by UNHCR. Prepare to be moved.
A father celebrates his family’s safe passage to Lesbos after a stormy crossing over the Aegean Sea from Turkey. Tom Stoddart
After arriving by train at Sredice ob Dravi, Slovenia, a mother and baby wait for buses provided by the Slovenian authorities to take them further along their journey towards Western Europe. Tom Stoddart
Portraits of refugees who have recently resettled in the United States as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. From left to right: Bhimal, 42, Bhutan; Maryna, 27, Belarus; Patricia, 22, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Martin Schoeller
A mother carries her daughter across the border between Serbia and Croatia near the village of Berkasovo in Serbia. Tom Stoddart
Children in Puente Nayero play an improvised game of table football. The success of the Puente Nayero Humanitarian Space has encouraged residents on the neighboring street of Punta Icaco to begin organizing to create their own humanitarian space. Graciela Iturbide
Briali Muhaghgh, his wife Hanifa and their children attempted the difficult sea crossing from Turkey to Lesbos in two boats, but Hanifas craft ran into trouble. Briali and his eight-year-old daughter, Roya, landed on Lesbos convinced that Hanifa and the other three children had died. Still, Briali and Roya pressed on. After learning that the others were alive, Briali paid the smugglers again and reunited the family in Berlin. Tom Stoddart
Young Ibrahima has spent his entire life in Mbile. When his mother, Hawa, fled the Central African Republic, she had to make the long, difficult journey while pregnant. They still have no news of his fathers whereabouts. Hawa hopes that Ibrahima will get an education and look after her in her old age. Omar Victor Diop
A*, 18, cooks in her family home in Say Tha Mar Gyi Camp. She is married, but her husband left her within the last year to return to his family.* Name withheld for protection. Lynsey Addario
