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Frequently asked questions on climate change and disaster displacement
Displacement linked to climate change is not a future hypothetical – it's a current reality.
Relieved residents swap canvas for walls at Greek camp
UNHCR has started replacing tents with residential containers at eight government-run sites for refugees in Greece.
South Sudan actor played dead to save his life
Abducted by gunmen as he fled, Moses had to draw on all his skills and experience to cheat death.
UNHCR opens new camp amid spike in Mosul displacement
Hasansham camp opens following largest displacement since start of Mosul offensive, as 8,000 men, women and children flee frontlines in past 24 hours.
Myanmar refugees pave the way home in pilot return
After decades in exile, 71 refugees have returned from Thailand to Myanmar, feeling both joy and trepidation about their future.
Uganda farming classes transform refugees into entrepreneurs
Trained to expand their rice and pepper harvests, Congolese refugees in Uganda use earnings to start new businesses and become more self-reliant.
Kenya's stateless Makonde people finally obtain papers
They came as labourers from Mozambique in the 1930s, but only now are their descendants getting the identity papers they need to work, vote and study.
Families fleeing Mosul assault find safety in Iraq, Syria
Across the region, UNHCR is stepping up its preparations to receive those displaced by the fighting to retake Iraq's second city.
Mediterranean death toll soars, 2016 is deadliest year yet
With two months still to go, deaths of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean hit all-time high