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Syrian refugee carries Olympic flame through Athens
Symbolic gesture intended to show solidarity with the world's refugees at a time when millions are fleeing war and persecution worldwide.
A year after Nepal quake, villagers rebuild from the ruins
Reconstruction continues following a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that flattened homes across the Himalayan kingdom on April 25 last year.
UNHCR, Annenberg photo exhibit highlights refugee grit
Renowned photographers Addario, Diop, Iturbide, Schoeller and Stoddart turn lenses on displacement crisis in landmark 'REFUGEE' show in Los Angeles.
Massive loss of life reported in latest Mediterranean tragedy
UNHCR interviewed shipwreck survivors who reported sinking of a large boat that went down with up to 500 people on board between Libya and Italy.
Displaced by war, Syrian tailor starts over in a rented van
A UNHCR-backed programme gives small business grants to people displaced by war within Syria to help them restart their lives.
UNHCR delivers vital Ecuador quake relief to worst-hit areas
Two field teams have distributed tents and plastic sheeting in the Andean nation's devastated Esmeraldas province as a major UNHCR airlift gets underway.
Work permit boost gives hope to Syrian refugees in Jordan
Three-month window for employers to obtain free work permits for Syrians could benefit tens of thousands of refugees
South Sudan refugee outflow grows as relief funds lag
New fighting and food insecurity in the world's youngest nation are driving more displacement at a time when refugee relief operations are only 11 per cent funded.
UNHCR emergency airlift to aid Ecuador quake relief
Airlift to take tents, sleeping mats and other items for distribution among some 40,000 displaced people in worst-hit communities.