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UNHCR expresses concern over EU-Turkey plan
United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi warns on legality of blanket returns of anyone from one country to another without spelling out protection safeguards.
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Syrian actor's real-life drama has happy ending in Vienna
Theatre's smell of freedom helped Syrian actor find new life in Austria
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Doctors face uphill task to treat Syria's mental wounds
Five years of brutal conflict have caused a sharp rise in psychological trauma affecting Syrians, with fewer psychiatrists on hand to treat them.
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New survey examines mental health risks for UNHCR staff
UNHCR and Webster University report highlights risks of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, secondary stress and burn-out among staff.
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Yemen conflict leaves 2.4 million forcibly displaced
Almost a year after the latest conflict erupted in Yemen, more than 2.43 million internally displaced people face deteriorating conditions.
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Iraqi grandmother defies tradition to set up shop
When widow Lamia Abid was driven from home, she set up a shop in a camp for internally displaced people and become her family's main breadwinner.
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Catering start-up empowers Afghan refugee women in Delhi
Four Afghan refugees starting over in New Delhi have founded a successful food venture that offers both a taste of home and of financial independence.
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UNHCR launches Advisory group on Gender, Forced Displacement and Protection
Group draws together social visionaries, change-makers, and civil society leaders from around the world to invigorate UNHCR's protection work with forcibly displaced communities.
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Hopes fade for new Syrian friends camped at Greek border
A group of seven Syrian refugee families, once strangers, arrived on the Greek islands together and are still together.