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UNHCR helps gay Congolese rejected by his mother find a new home
16 Dec 2014 Junior Mayema struggled with his sexuality when growing up, but his mother was furious to find out he was gay. Resettlement offers him peace and understanding. -
Resettlement offers hope to ailing Syrian refugees in need of treatment
10 Dec 2014 Abdu was born deaf and needed a cochlear implant. Abdullah suffered from a blood disorder and needed an urgent transfusion. But their families could not pay. -
In Niger, gas project to support refugees and save trees
13 Aug 2014 Refugee households in Abala that had previously struggled to secure firewood, can now look forward to four months of gas under a UNHCR project. -
UNHCR completes challenging repatriation of almost 120,000 Congolese refugees
5 Aug 2014 The last 81refugees boarded local boats for the trip across the Oubangui River from Betou in Republic of Congo to reception centres in Equateur province towns. -
Helping a blind boy to focus on his dreams in Turkey
4 Aug 2014 A UNHCR-funded braille writer is helping visually-impaired Syrian refugees like Ashraf in Turkey to express themselves, and follow their dreams. -
Displaced Pakistani families find warm welcome in neighbouring Afghanistan
28 Jul 2014 Fighting in Pakistan's North Waziristan area since June has sent some 13,000 families into Afghanistan, where they have found tea and comfort – and a lot more. -
Curbing time-consuming, dangerous searches for firewood
15 Jul 2014 UNHCR is using new technologies to reduce the need for firewood and improve life in refugee camps like Dadaab in Kenya. -
UNHCR airlift delivering relief for 50,000 IDPs in northeast Syria
10 Jul 2014 The 11-day operation will deliver 440 tonnes of aid and follows earlier airlifts to the hard to reach area. -
UNHCR works through the night to register Syrians reaching Jordan
10 Jul 2014 The new registration facility works around the clock, speeding the processing of exhausted refugees fleeing the war in their homeland
