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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.
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An Epic Journey to Save Diana
Ten-year-old Diana has cerebral palsy. Her mother and brother carried her across deserts and sea in search of treatment and safety in Europe.
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Lending a hand in Hungary
Locals in the Hungarian capital are coming together to help exhausted asylum-seekers with food, clothes and kind words.
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A childhood cut short by Syria's war
Four million Syrians have registered as refugees. Ivra, a teenage girl who fled to Turkey, gives voice to their loss.
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A Refugee's Ramadan in Wartime
Ramadan is a family time, but for 4 million Syrian refugees like Shadiya, breaking the daily fast is not the celebration it once was.
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Four Million Syrians Flee War and Persecution
New arrivals in Turkey and updated data from Turkish authorities take the total number of Syrian refugees over the 4 million mark.
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A Good Samaritan in Greece
Papa Stratis needs oxygen pumped to his lungs, but that's not stopping him from joining the ranks of Greeks helping refugees arriving in Europe.