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UN refugee chief calls for accelerated assistance for Aleppo
Shocked by scale of devastation, Grandi calls for massive investment and for efforts to secure lasting peace.
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Trapped Mosul civilians in dire need of relief
Fleeing residents highlight danger, lack of food and water for hundreds of thousands of civilians who remain trapped in militant-held areas of Iraq's second largest city.
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Rescue boat scours sea for flimsy craft
Highly experienced crews of the Phoenix and its sister vessel have rescued about 33,000 people from the Mediterranean since 2014.
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UN refugee head meets Homs' displaced on Syria visit
Filippo Grandi witnesses 'immense' scale of urgent humanitarian and reconstruction needs.
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After the battle, Aleppo residents want to get back to work
Displaced residents of Syria's war-ravaged city seek employment as a first step towards returning to normal life.
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Desperate refugees and migrants in Serbia face freezing temperatures
Serbian authorities, together with UNHCR and partners, step up efforts to extend capacity in emergency shelters for hundreds sleeping rough.
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As tensions ease, some displaced return to Bangui
Thousands of people who fled fighting in the Central African Republic's capital have returned under a voluntary programme run by UNHCR and the government.
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As Gambia crisis passes, displaced return from Senegal
Several thousand people have returned to the Gambia since ex-president Yahya Jammeh ceded power.
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UN seeks $4.63 billion to aid Syrian refugees and host nations
Funding appeal launched at Helsinki event seeks to ease desperate plight of 4.7 million refugees and neighbouring countries hosting them.