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Escaping war at home, Syrian couple start over in Argentina
12 Apr 2017 Majd and Lana fled fighting in Damascus. Now they have found hope and a fresh start in provincial San Luis. -
Families hit by conflict in South Sudan find safety in Sudan
12 Apr 2017 Driven by fear and worsening food security, refugees cross into White Nile State. -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Barbara Hendricks sings with refugees in Greece
11 Apr 2017 Acclaimed soprano and humanitarian says she is impressed by improvements to refugees' living conditions since last year. -
UNHCR says death risk from starvation in Horn of Africa, Yemen, Nigeria growing, displacement already rising
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UNHCR urges suspension of transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary under Dublin
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Rohingya orphans seek safe space to heal
10 Apr 2017 UNHCR is working to identify and assess the best interests of unaccompanied children who recently arrived in the refugee camps of Bangladesh. -
Afghan boy retreats into silence after separation from family
10 Apr 2017 Eight-year-old Farzad is one of a growing number of refugee children whose health has been affected by flight. -
More than 6,000 flee fresh South Sudan violence into Uganda
7 Apr 2017 UNHCR expresses alarm at deteriorating security situation in South Sudan. -
UNHCR calls for regional responsibility-sharing, identifying the situation in the Mediterranean as an 'opportunity'
7 Apr 2017 The UN Refugee Agency's protection chief says restrictive policies, like push-backs and border closures, do not stop people from undertaking dangerous journeys, and that joint efforts could be undertaken to address the continued movement of refugees and migrants along the Central Mediterranean.