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Storm Norma brings misery to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
One dead and more than 11,000 affected by days of heavy rain and high winds from Storm Norma, with hundreds of refugees forced to abandon their homes.
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UNHCR Statement on Canada’s resettlement of Saudi national Rahaf al-Qunun
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency ...
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Gay Refugee from Central America Finds Safety in Canada
Marco, a gay refugee from Honduras, finds safety in Canada after fleeing from violence in his home country and in Mexico.
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New Initiative to Sponsor 100 Syrian BVOR Refugees
As the temperatures plunge, the checklist of items needed to stay warm surges. Thousands are in urgent need of winter assistance.
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Syrian refugee receives lifesaving heart treatment in Canada
As the temperatures plunge, the checklist of items needed to stay warm surges. Thousands are in urgent need of winter assistance.
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Canadians invited to step in solidarity with refugees in new UNHCR campaign
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced a new global campaign calling on people all over the world to step in solidarity with refugees.
read moreUNHCR statement on Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun at Bangkok airport
UNHCR has been following developments closely and have released this statement on the situation regarding Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun.
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Innovation, green tech and sunlight help secure safe water for Rohingya refugees
The first five solar-powered safe water systems in Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements are now delivering at their full capacity.
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Thousands of asylum-seekers moved off Greek islands
UNHCR helps the Greek government move vulnerable asylum-seekers from reception centres on the Aegean Islands to shelter on the mainland.
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Kigali sees economic sense in helping refugee entrepreneurs
Support scheme in Rwandan capital and elsewhere sees refugee businesses including Burundian-owned LPG store create 2,600 new jobs countrywide.
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