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Somali asylum seeker volunteers in local German fire brigade
20 Dec 2017 Yusuf puts experience gained from two conflicts to good use as a volunteer firefighter in Fürstenwalde. -
Evacuation from Libya gives refugees new hope
18 Dec 2017 Second UNHCR evacuation flight from Libya to Niger gives refugees new hope and takes total number evacuated since November to almost 100. -
UN refugee chief finds Somalia suffering from instability and drought, but sees hope
18 Dec 2017 On visit to southern port city of Kismayo, Grandi praises progress and pledges continued investment and support. -
In Italy, scholarship gives South Sudanese refugee fresh chance
16 Nov 2017 The UWC Refugee Initiative hopes to double number of scholarships it currently offers to refugees to at least 100. -
New Ethiopia policy helps refugees legally document life events
3 Nov 2017 Refugees can now receive birth, death and marriage certificates, a historic first that will give them better access to services. -
UNHCR provides aid to Mogadishu attack survivors
19 Oct 2017 Deadly attack in busy commercial area kills over 300 people, injures hundreds of others. -
Survivors tell of kidnap and torture along route to Europe
27 Sep 2017 Plucked from the Mediterranean by the Italian Coast Guard, refugees and migrants warn of forced labour and slavery. -
Former refugee from South Sudan to address Brussels education gathering
27 Sep 2017 UNHCR-supported initiative aims to provide 100 scholarships a year to enable refugee and internally displaced students to attend UWC colleges worldwide. -
Amid danger, Somali refugees in Yemen return home
19 Sep 2017 In first UNHCR-assisted spontaneous return movement, 133 refugees departed for Somalia