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UNHCR joins push to end suffering in Syria
21 Jan 2016 More than 100 UN and other humanitarian organizations issue joint appeal urging people around the world to raise their voices and call for an end to Syria crisis -
UN refugee chief urges focus on Syria crisis during Jordan visit
18 Jan 2016 Filippo Grandi calls for greater international efforts to end world's worst humanitarian crisis on visit to region's largest refugee camp -
Congo border town helps Central African neighbours in need
14 Jan 2016 Since 2013, residents, teachers and medics in Zongo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have helped refugees fleeing violence in the Central African Republic. -
Uganda hosts record 500,000 refugees and asylum-seekers
18 Dec 2015 Numbers reach 510,973, making Uganda the third-largest refugee-hosting country in Africa after Ethiopia and Kenya. -
Hope gone in Jordan, Syrian refugees eye risky onward journey
14 Dec 2015 Destitution and despair are forcing Syrian refugees to risk treacherous winter passage to Europe -
Refugee and sexual violence survivor restores hope in Rwanda
7 Dec 2015 Refugee from Democratic Republic of the Congo draws on her experience of sexual and gender-based violence to help others in Rwanda overcome abuse. -
Resettlement offers American Dream to Syrian refugees
3 Dec 2015 A young family finds fresh hope as they prepare for new lives stateside -
UNHCR warns of "looming refugee crisis" in the Americas
28 Oct 2015 A new report flags a growing crisis as thousands of women from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico are driven from their homes by unchecked gang violence -
Attacks on foreigners in South Africa expose refugee women to new dangers
20 Oct 2015