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Nansen Refugee Award winner brings knowledge and hope to displaced Somalis
18 Sep 2012 When Hawa Aden Mohamed was a young girl, her father decided to send her to school. It was to change her life and those whose lives she touched. -
A hard crossing awaits Syrians fleeing into Lebanon
10 Sep 2012 Refugees brave night crossings and other perils in their quest for safety. Along the way, one Syrian mother gave birth to a child who may be the youngest refugee of all. -
Driven from Somalia, a former refugee thanks Australia for his new life
24 Aug 2012 Ahmed Din, who now manages a football team, says both countries and refugees gain from resettlement. -
Deafness is no obstacle for refugee team in Dadaab
9 Aug 2012 A football team drawn from the world's largest refugee complex shows people can overcome their disabilities. -
Congolese stream to new UNHCR refugee camp in Rwanda
9 Aug 2012 Some 20,000 refugees have fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the spring. More than 11,400 people now inhabit the new facility. -
South Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek's journey home
25 Jul 2012 The former refugee met with recent arrivals from Sudan and stressed her commitment to support programmes helping returnees settle back home. -
A persecuted Iraqi journalist forges a new life in Romania
16 Jul 2012 An Iraqi journalist is targeted, kidnapped and held captive for three months before escaping. After a perilous journey, he finds refuge in Romania. -
South Sudan: A journey back into the future
12 Jul 2012 South Sudan marked its first anniversary as its citizens continued to go back. But returning to an ancestral homeland is not as easy as it may appear. -
From Mogadishu with love: a refugee's dream to see Zanzibar again
10 Jul 2012 Suleiman's dream comes true as UNHCR repatriates 38 Tanzanian refugees from Zanzibar who had been living in the Somali capital Mogadishu for years.