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Jordan opens a new desert camp for Syrian refugees at Azraq
30 Apr 2014 A first group of 230 Syrian refugees arrive at the newly opened Azraq camp, which will be run by the Jordanian authorities with help from UNHCR. -
IKEA campaign raises €7.7 million to brighten the lives of refugees
23 Apr 2014 The funds will enable UNHCR to bring sustainable lighting and energy to more than 350,000 refugees in camps in Bangladesh, Chad, Ethiopia and Jordan. -
Raising chickens proves best therapy for Congolese widows in Rwanda
10 Apr 2014 A poultry project intended to provide income for widows helps heal the wounds of one of the worst massacres in Rwanda since the 1994 genocide. -
UNHCR shocked and saddened at drowning of scores of Congolese refugees in Lake Albert
24 Mar 2014 Based on information UNHCR has received so far from the authorities and refugees, 41 people were rescued and 98 bodies recovered. As many as 250 people may have been aboard the boat. -
Syrian families struggle to cope outside the protective umbrella of camps in Jordan
18 Mar 2014 A new report co-written by UNHCR finds that half of refugee dwellings in urban areas are inadequate, while hundreds of thousands of Syrians struggle to pay the rent -
UNHCR calls on the Americas to keep children on the run safe from violence
12 Mar 2014 UNHCR's "Children on the Run" report also urges governments to take action to keep children safe from rights abuses, violence and crime, and to ensure their access to asylum. -
Central African Republic: The importance of being educated
31 Jan 2014 The worst thing about being a refugee for many of the young people in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo is missing out on their education. -
US wraps up group resettlement for Myanmar refugees in Thailand
29 Jan 2014 More than 70,000 Myanmar refugees have been resettled from Thailand's camps to the United States as one of the world's largest resettlement programmes comes to an end. -
Friendship triumphs over prejudice amid violence in Central African Republic
10 Jan 2014 Edgar and his family are exhausted after fleeing the sectarian violence in Central African Republic. They say they escaped thanks to their Muslim neighbours.