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Miracle Ali's nightmare at sea
Just 40 days old, a boy with Down's Syndrome may never remember his journey to Europe. His parents will never forget it.
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From camp to campus
Pursuing her goal to become the first female neurosurgeon in South Sudan, Esther has focused her mind on study in Kenya's Kakuma camp.
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Sicily to Syria and Back Again
Alberto Camastra had never lived anywhere but Damascus. But as Syria's war closed in, his long-dead grandfather offered a way out.
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The birds of peace
At one refugee settlement in Lebanon, birds offer many Syrians a taste of the precious freedom they were forced to leave behind.
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An Old Conflict Causes New Wounds in Iraq
After fleeing Sinjar, Asam thought he found safety in Dohuk province. But there another danger lay beneath his feet.
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Brothers in Resilience
Separated from their parents in the Central African Republic, 12 boys pull together to create their own family in Chad.
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David Morrissey in Greece 2015
David Morrissey, actor and UNHCR supporter travelled to Greece to meet refugees on the island of Lesvos who have recently undertaken, and survived, a perilous sea journey
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The refugees learning to reconnect
In Mauritania, a Congolese mother is helping refugees to reconnect by teaching IT, 17 years after her own displacement.
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Awaiting Peace, but Not a Paycheck
In many places refugees cannot work legally. But in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Syrians are finding jobs in a variety of sectors.