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Teacher's vision brings education to hundreds in Pakistani refugee village
8 Dec 2014 Aqeela started teaching Afghan refugee girls in a tent. Some two decades later, she has taught thousands, overcoming parental opposition and with UNHCR support. -
Stateless and crying for help from the beloved country
27 Nov 2014 Ousmane cannot tell what nationality he has. Born in Côte d'Ivoire to a Burkinabé mother, his birth was never registered and this left him vulnerable and exploitable. -
Home Alone: South Sudan teenager leads her young siblings to safety in Uganda
4 Sep 2014 In humanitarian crises, children often get separated from their family. UNHCR and its partners are always looking out for such children, who urgently need help. -
Solidarity between different generations of Central African refugees in Cameroon
12 Aug 2014 Motivated by a sense of solidarity, Bouba Mairama was a mother figure to many of the thousands of refugees who fled Central African Republic earlier this year. -
Young refugee sisters survive on wild grass as they trek alone to safety
25 Jul 2014 Left on their own by the war in South Sudan, two young girls cling to each other and dream of their lost life – home, parents and hopscotch with their friends. -
Step by step, Kosovo refugee rebuilds life in Montenegro
23 Jul 2014 Kosovo refugee Tefik Berisa and his family are proof that hard work and support from host governments and donors can lead to durable solutions in Montenegro. -
Stateless in Serbia: how to survive without existing
17 Jul 2014 Serbia is working to solve the problems of Roma displaced from Kosovo like Raman, who is still struggling to gain the full rights of citizenship. -
Refugees bring world-class cricket to Afghanistan
16 Jul 2014 Former Afghan refugees from Pakistan take leading role in making cricket a game that unites Afghanistan. -
Iraqi IDP family: An uncertain life in an unfinished building
14 Jul 2014 They are among more than half a million people who have been displaced by the fighting inside Iraq this year.