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Kazakhstan amends laws to ensure universal birth registration and prevent childhood statelessness
Kazakhstan has amended its Code on Marriage and Family so as to ensure that all children born in the country are not at risk of statelessness.
Syrian rose farmer uses skills to graft new life in Lebanon
With a bag of seeds and a lifetime of knowledge, Syrian refugee Salem has regrown his flowers in Lebanon to provide his family with a vital income.
‘Hello Mum … It’s me, Mohamed’
Asylum-seekers flown from detention in Libya to safety in Rwanda, like Mohamed, call home to reassure relatives who feared the worst.
At a Christmas concert in Panama, refugees are the guests of honour
Having fled Venezuela, Panama Philharmonic Orchestra director Víctor Mata brings holiday cheer to refugees and asylum seekers at a Christmas concert.
“We feel more like family together”: B.C. residents help newly resettled Congolese refugees celebrate first Christmas in Canada
British Columbia family takes newly resettled Congolese refugees to cut down the Christmas tree for their first holiday in Canada.
Historic forum yields pledges of jobs, education for refugees
First-ever Global Refugee Forum wraps up in Geneva with over 770 pledges to boost opportunities for refugees and their hosts.
Global Refugee Forum pledges collective action for better refugee inclusion, education, jobs
A high-level meeting in Geneva has secured wide-ranging and substantial commitments of support for refugees and the communities they live in, notably with important pledges of new long-term support for inclusion.
Live blog: Global Refugee Forum — Day 3
Final day of the Global Refugee Forum aiming to boost the global response and foster inclusion will be held today, 18 December 2019.
International community must do ‘far more to shoulder responsibility’ for refugees, says UN chief
‘Bold and concrete pledges needed’ to ensure more equitable support for refugees, UN Secretary-General tells first-ever Global Refugee Forum.
Live blog: Global Refugee Forum — Day 2
The second day of the Global Refugee Forum kicks off in Geneva, aiming to bolster the global response and foster inclusion.
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