How a 61-year-old farmer embodies Uganda's welcoming attitude to South Sudanese refugees.
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Catherine Byaruhanga
BBC Africa, Central African Republic
Refugees and asylum seekers
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Uganda took in more refugees than any other country last year - mostly fleeing the conflict in South Sudan - and has been praised for its open-door policy.
Record numbers of people are displaced worldwide, the UN's refugee agency says.
A digital ID system running on the blockchain is being tested for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Hafizullah Husseinkhel worked for the British Army in Afghanistan, but may be forced to move from the UK to Austria.
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Inspired by their memories of home, journey to the UK and hopes for the future.
Read moreMari Malek came to the US as a child refugee. Now she uses her supermodel status to advocate for children affected by war in South Sudan.
Sean Coughlan
Education correspondent
A violin is taken out of an Oxford University museum collection and lent to a young Syrian refugee.
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There are now more people displaced in the world than the number of people living in the UK.
Read moreSouth Sudan: the fastest growing refugee crisis
South Sudan's three-year-old conflict has driven 1.8 million people from their home. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is warning that South Sudan has now become the biggest 'new factor' that contributes to the global displacement crisis. Filippo Grandi -- the UN High Commissioner for Refugees -- spoke to BBC Newsday. (Picture: South Sudanese refugees in Sudan. Credit: Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)