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One million people displaced by drought in Somalia
A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, with 1 million people now registered as displaced within the country
Ukrainian village torn apart by war begins long process of rebuilding
By Victoria Andrievska and Saorlaith Ni Bhroin in Kyiv | 11 August 2022 In the quiet rural village of Nalyvaikivka on the outskirts of Kyiv, locals are sifting through the debris of their destroyed homes, hoping to salvage whatever they can. Others gather at garden...
What Is The Aiming Higher Scholarship Program?
When a child is forced to flee their home, continuing their academic studies becomes very difficult. Education is a basic human right. It’s a vital to gaining employment and building self-reliance. And yet, for the vast majority of refugees, higher education is still...
Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programmes in DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by Director of UNHCR’s Division for External Relations, Dominique Hyde – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
Moldovan GBV shelter offers safety and a community for refugees from Ukraine
By Roger Burks in Chisinau, Moldova When war engulfed Ukraine, Casa Marioarei – a 20-year-old organization in neighbouring Moldova’s capital – opened its doors to welcome vulnerable women and children forced to flee their homes. A welcome at Casa Marioarei usually...
Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp: 10 facts at 10 years
Opened on 28 July 2012 and still home to 80,000 people, Za’atari refugee camp has become a symbol of the long-running Syrian refugee crisis
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