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Data reveals plight of Venezuelan refugees and migrants evicted in pandemic
After losing their incomes during COVID-19, Venezuelan refugees evicted from their homes are now at greater risk, new data shows.
‘I can look for a job and educate my children’
UNHCR is helping displaced Mozambicans get identification documents, making it easier for them to access formal jobs and vital services.
Afghan teen makes her mark on Ecuadorian city that gave her refuge
Afghan teen, Zohra, was just 11 when she and her family fled to Ecuador. Now 16, she paints murals in her host city to reconcile her worlds.
Hungry and shivering, Kabul displaced brace for bleak winter
In Kabul, nearly 50,000 Afghans displaced from other parts of the country by fighting are desperate to receive aid before winter sets in.
UNHCR calls on states to expedite family reunification procedures for Afghan refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging states to facilitate and expedite family reunification procedures for Afghans.
No safe place to go for asylum-seekers snared in Libya dragnet
Desperate refugees and asylum-seekers in Tripoli in urgent need of assistance and protection amid security sweeps.
Iranian father and son re-enact their story for Hungarian theatre goers
Iranian refugee Abouzar and his son, Armin, chose to stay in Hungary despite being detained at the border for 18 months.
‘My dream has finally come true!’
Sudanese student Raba Hakim fulfils a lifelong dream of going to university, thanks to a MasterCard Foundation scholarship.
Ivorians return home ahead of their refugee status coming to an end
Repatriations are accelerating as UNHCR recommends an end to refugee status for Ivorians. The circumstances that led them to flee have ceased to exist.
‘Political will’ needed to safeguard 82.4 million displaced – UNHCR protection chief
‘Urgent global collaboration’ is required to put agreed protection principles into practice, UNHCR Gillian Triggs, tells high-level gathering.
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