UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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- Zimbabwe’s displaced struggle in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 27/03/2019
Thousands have been displaced, hundreds have died and many more are missing in what is being considered as the worst-ever weather-related disaster to hit southe...
- At EU’s doorstep, hopes and prayers for a new start in Bosnia
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 26/03/2019
Abdul and his family fled insecurity in Afghanistan, initially hoping to make it into the European Union, but now they have discovered Bosnia and want to make i...
- Mali: Bringing life back to a city ravaged by war
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 20/03/2019
When extremists took Gao in 2012, residents scattered, seeking safety across borders and elsewhere in Mali. But with the presence of peacekeepers, and help fro...
- Montenegrin tourist paradise gets labour lift from refugee workers
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 19/03/2019
The tranquil town of Perast, on Montenegro’s Mediterranean coast, has everything to build a thriving tourism industry – except manpower. But one hotel manager i...
- Father's Day - Valens's story and advice for fathers
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 18/03/2019
In 2012, Valens was forced to flee violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, escaping conflict alongside his wife and two young children. Today, with he...
- Eight years into the Syrian war
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 14/03/2019
Eight-year-old Abdulhay is as old as the war in Syria. His family, who fled the war from Eastern Ghouta to Lebanon, is among the millions of refugees who are in...
- UNHCR chief mourns staff dead in Ethiopian Airlines crash
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 11/03/2019
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday expressed deep sadness on behalf of the UN Refugee Agency following the death of three staff members ...
- High Commissioner meets a refugee boy as old as Syria war
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 09/03/2019
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi meets a refugee boy in an informal settlement in Lebanon. Abdulhay is as old as the Syrian war: 8 years. Info...
- Cash assistance empowers choices, helping Syrian refugees heal
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 08/03/2019
Entesar was forced to flee Syria with her family in 2013. Now living in Jordan, she receives monthly cash assistance from UNHCR to help afford the things that r...
- Syria: Souran, A Town Slowly Returning To Life
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 07/03/2019
In August 2016, the entire town of Souran, in Syria’s Hama Governorate, emptied out. Armed groups took over the town. Last year, residents who fled to Lebanon, ...
