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For these scouts, "camping" means coming home
29 Sep 2015 Resettled to the United States, a group of Myanmar refugee boys joined the Scout movement, expanded their horizons, and recently returned to visit their relatives in a camp in Thailand. -
Loss of hope and deepening poverty driving Syrians to seek refuge in Europe
25 Sep 2015 UNHCR identifies seven factors behind most recent movement of Syrian refugees to Europe -
At Serbian border, flow of refugees continued unabated into Hungary
8 Sep 2015 With thousands of refugees and migrants arriving each day, the Hungarian authorities are being overwhelmed by the numbers. -
Bodies found dead in a truck near border, while asylum seekers flow into Hungary
28 Aug 2015 Latest tragedy underscores the ruthlessness of people smugglers who have expanded their business from the Mediterranean sea to the highways of Europe. -
Looking for safety and a better life in Calais' jungle
8 Aug 2015 Refugees talk about their flight from Sudan, their hazardous way to Europe and Calais, and their plans and hopes for the future. -
UNHCR calls for comprehensive response to the Calais situation
7 Aug 2015 UN refugee agency expresses concern over rising death toll – at least 10 since June - among refugees and migrants attempting to cross the Channel. -
Talented Somali refugee dreams of new life in America to honour slain father who set up Picasso art school
27 Jul 2015 In June 2009, gunmen shot dead his father, co-founder of the Picasso art school in Mogadishu. -
Refugee student's hard work pays off with scholarship to study in USA
7 Jul 2015 A young Congolese refugee in Zimbabwe achieves his dream of going to university with a scholarship awarded by the US government. -
UNHCR urges Hungary not to amend asylum system in haste
3 Jul 2015 The UN refugee agency says it is "deeply concerned" about a set of proposals put forward this week to the Hungarian parliament for debate.