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Urgent support needed as 33,000 Congolese refugees return home from Burundi in a month
More than 33,000 Congolese refugees have spontaneously returned from Burundi to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) within a month, following the reopening of the Burundi–DRC border on 23 February. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent international support to ensure that returns take place in conditions of safety, dignity and sustainability.
Families fill classrooms in Lebanon as spiraling displacement strains aid effort
As hundreds of thousands of Lebanese flee continued Israeli strikes and evacuation warnings, collective shelters are rapidly filling up while humanitarian stocks are running low. By Dalal Harb in Beirut, Lebanon The high-pitched sound of children’s voices echoes...
UNHCR: Up to 3.2 million Iranians temporarily displaced in Iran as conflict intensifies
Between 600,000 and 1 million Iranian households are now temporarily displaced inside Iran as a result of the ongoing conflict, according to preliminary assessments, representing up to 3.2 million people. Most of them are reportedly fleeing from Tehran and other major urban areas towards the north of the country and rural areas to seek safety.
UNHCR warns regional conflicts could drive increased returns to Afghanistan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today warned that the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East and worsening protection environment in the region could drive increased returns under adverse conditions of Afghans from neighbouring countries.
UNHCR: almost 700,000 displaced in a week across Lebanon as crisis deepens
It has been just over a week since the new escalation in conflict started on 2 March, when Israeli evacuation warnings to residents of more than 53 villages and densely populated areas in Lebanon and intensified airstrikes forced families across Lebanon to flee within minutes. Lives have been upended on a massive scale.
Once denied a chance to learn, meet the Hazara refugee who earned one of Canada’s top education honours
When Muhaddisa Sarwari was awarded the Loran Scholarship—one of Canada’s most competitive and respected undergraduate awards—it marked more than academic achievement. For Muhaddisa, it represented something deeper: recognition of a journey shaped by displacement, resilience, and an unwavering belief in the power of education.
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