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Nostalgic nonagenarian from North Kivu faces twilight years alone
7 Nov 2012 Paul, a 92-year-old Congolese, has lost everything and is alone, friendless and stuck in a camp. Vulnerable older people like him need special humanitarian care. -
A teacher and survivor happy to help her community in South Sudan
5 Nov 2012 Sanna's journey to safety in South Sudan was traumatic, but after arrival she started thinking about other refugees in the UNHCR-run Gendraasa camp. -
Tuareg gives up good private sector job to help Malian refugees
25 Oct 2012 When Malian families arrived in northern Burkina Faso earlier this year, Ahmid was struck by the number of children. He quit his job so he could help. -
A family on the run finds safety in South Sudan
24 Oct 2012 When their village in Sudan came under attack, Oumi's family fled. Widowed along the way, she is now trying to give her four children a second chance. -
Thousands of Syrian refugees arrive in Iraq, many with special needs
22 Oct 2012 Magi is among almost 35,000 Syrian refugees who have arrived in northern Iraq. Like many other children, she is suffering from trauma and needs help to adjust. -
Colombia's indigenous pushed to find safety in cities
18 Oct 2012 Thousands of Colombia's indigenous people have been forced by violence to flee to urban areas. They must balance preserving their identity with starting a new life. -
Syrian risks all to get his pregnant wife to safety in Jordan
11 Oct 2012 Shadi decided to take his wife out of conflict-torn Syria when she became pregnant after 17 years of marriage. Once in Jordan, she gave birth to twins. -
Q&A: Refugee poet helps the resettled in US, but still worries about Congo
10 Oct 2012 Former refugee Fidel Nshombo fled war in eastern Congo as a child. He now lives in Boise, Idaho, and helps those being resettled in the United States. -
60,000 Congolese in North Kivu spontaneous IDP site wait for better tomorrows
8 Oct 2012 UNHCR and partners look at ways to help some 60,000 internally displaced refugees at spontaneous settlement in eastern Congo's North Kivu province.