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Syrian refugees profoundly hit by COVID-19 economic downturn
The economic downturn prompted by the pandemic has pushed hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in the Middle East into an ever more desperate situation.
UNHCR calls on Greece to investigate pushbacks at sea and land borders with Turkey
UNHCR is urging Greece to investigate multiple reports of pushbacks by Greek authorities at the country’s sea and land borders.
Young Ivorian artist designs 2020 World Refugee Day emoji
O’Plérou made world headlines with 365 emojis that change the way people see Africa. Now he has turned his creative spotlight onto refugees.
South Sudanese refugees make tippy taps to promote hygiene in DRC camps
A simple yet effective hygiene initiative is helping South Sudanese refugees make their own handwashing devices to fight COVID-19 in the DRC.
As COVID-19 and conflict surge, DR Congo displaced face deadly consequences of chronic underfunding
Massive funding gaps are threatening thousands of lives in the DR Congo, where surging violence and COVID-19 are exacerbating already dire conditions.
Restoring Sudan’s forest cover, one tree at a time
Refugees and their hosts together plant one million trees in a massive reforestation drive in the White Nile State in Sudan.
Forests in Guatemala find new guardians: refugees
As rangers in some national parks, refugees and asylum-seekers get a fresh start in Guatemala while protecting threatened plant and animal species.
Syrian electrician gets back on track at German rail network
Syrian refugee Mohammad Alkhalaf is a perfectionist – and that quality has served him well in his training as an electrician with a German rail operator.
For Yemenis on the brink, aid funding gap spells disaster
Already the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, aid cuts due to lack of funds and arrival of COVID-19 put millions of Yemenis at risk.
Malian refugees, local hosts flee after Sunday attack on site in western Niger
More than a thousand people – a mix of Malian refugees, displaced nationals and local host communities – are on the run following a brutal attack in Niger.
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