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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. -
Syrian refugees find safety in Lebanon, but shelter proves scarce
4 Oct 2012 As refugees continue to arrive in Lebanon from Syria, finding shelter is becoming increasingly difficult. -
Conflict puts wedding plans on hold as wounded Syrian couple flee to Lebanon
19 Sep 2012 Abu Omar works as a hotel sales manager in the Gulf. He returned earlier this year to Syria to get married, but nearly died trying to reach safety in Lebanon.