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Syrian refugee starts pizza delivery service in Za'atari camp
2 Mar 2015 Abu Mahmood makes between 30 and 50 deliveries a day, most often to aid workers at their offices or to refugees in distant parts of the camp. -
How a Bangladesh court ruling changed the lives of more than 300,000 stateless people
23 Feb 2015 In 2008, the Supreme Court stated that all members of the Urdu-speaking community were nationals of Bangladesh with the right to vote and have ID cards. -
As violence spreads beyond Nigeria, UNHCR calls for urgent access to the displaced
13 Feb 2015 The UN refugee agency seeks urgent humanitarian access to refugees and internally displaced people in neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger. -
Winter storms bring more hardship to refugees in Jordan's Za'atari camp
9 Jan 2015 Dozens of families in Jordan's largest camp remained camped in emergency shelters after their tents collapsed under the weight of snow. -
More than 7,000 flee to western Chad to escape attacks on key town in Nigeria
9 Jan 2015 UNHCR teams in Chad are at the border and seeking information on the new arrivals and their needs. The newly arrived are staying with local communities. -
Refugees caught in heavy snow as storms lash Lebanon and Jordan
7 Jan 2015 Thousands of refugees have been struggling to keep warm and protect their shelters as winter storms bring plummeting temperatures, heavy snow, strong winds and rain. -
World Disability Day: South Sudanese woman overcomes blindness to reach safety
3 Dec 2014 Nyantay survived gunfire and wild animals while fleeing an attack on her village. But the blind mother of four feels lost in the Ethiopian refugee camp that is now home. -
UNHCR starts relocation of 15,000 stranded South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia
18 Nov 2014 A first group of 125 refugees left Matar Way Station and headed along the Baro River to the Itang Transit Centre, before heading by road to Pugnido Refugee Camp. -
Ex-Olympics chief Rogge visits young Syrian refugees in Jordan with message of hope
29 Oct 2014 Rogge welcomes plans to build IOC-fund sports complex in Azraq camp that will help Syrian children overcome the trauma of war and displacement.