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Urgent action needed to provide shelter for refugees
UNHCR launches "Nobody Left Outside" funding drive to provide decent shelter for the refugees under its care.
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Coastguard rescues some 1,000 refugees and migrants off Italy
Operation plucks Syrians, Iraqis and other nationalities from two boats off the coast of Sicily.
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Refugee baker joins Ecuador earthquake relief effort
Refugees are among volunteers helping out in a relief drive following the country's devastating 7.8 magnitude quake last month.
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Armed clashes drive growing displacement in western Colombia
Since March, more than 6,000 people have fled their homes to escape clashes between illegal groups fighting for territorial control in western Chocó department.
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Survey finds Nigerian refugees in Cameroon want to go home
But those questioned in UNHCR survey at Cameroon's Minawao camps also voiced concern about conditions in their towns and villages of return.
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UNHCR appeals to Kenya over decision to end refugee hosting
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Syria camp airstrikes show shocking disregard for civilians
UNHCR denounces fatal attacks on settlements where displaced had sought safety in northern Syria which killed many and injured scores more.
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UNHCR urges dialogue to end herder, farmer clashes in Nigeria
Clashes have left several hundred people dead and tens of thousands displaced this year in fertile regions of Nigeria.
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Workshop teaches Tuareg artisans new skills in exile
A hands-on workshop in Burkina Faso is helping Malian refugees to develop new products and the business skills to tap international markets.