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Analysis/EditorialsUN Summit seeks enhanced refugee, migrant protection
UN General Assembly Summit Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants is set to adopt key commitments to safeguard those on the move.
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NewsRefugees chief meets Pope Francis to discuss global displacement crisis
Filippo Grandi expressed deep appreciation for the Pope's advocacy and efforts to bring attention to refugees and internally displaced people.
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NewsRefugees fleeing South Sudan pass one million mark
With this milestone, South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as countries which have produced more than a million refugees.
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NewsDisplaced three times, but retired Ukraine teacher stays upbeat
Eighty-five-year-old Vira is among thousands of vulnerable elderly people snared in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, their lives turned upside down.
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Missing Out: Refugee Education in Crisis
Opportunities to learn diminish greatly when children are forced to flee their homes and as they grow older, a troubling new report from UNHCR has found.
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Displaced Syrian swimmer makes a splash at 2016 Paralympic Games
While Ibrahim Al-Hussein did not make it through to the final of the 100 metre freestyle, competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games was a "dream come true."
Gang threat drives growing displacement inside Honduras
In the decade to 2014, an estimated 174,000 Hondurans became displaced within their country by street gang violence and many continue to need protection.
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Japanese vision team brings Azeri lives into focus
Team of optometrists led by former Nansen Refugee Award winner Akio Kanai gives the gift of sight back to thousands of displaced Azeris.