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NewsMother of 13 recalls horror of Telafar escape
Family endures arduous three-day trek to escape battle for control of Iraqi city, while thousands more remain trapped by fighting.
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NewsCentral American refugees hope to call Mexico City home
As thousands flee violent street gangs for safety in Mexico, UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi highlights important new efforts to strengthen integration.
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StoriesA welcome for refugees in the U.S. heartland
Cobi Cogbill wants his kids to grow up respecting people who are different – starting with a family of Congolese refugees resettled in Arkansas.
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UNHCR urges open borders for people fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State
UN Refugee Chief condemns attack on staff in Mali
Protection of civilians in spotlight as fighting intensifies around Iraq's Telafar
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'I have always felt I should be a humanitarian worker'
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Khaled Hosseini pays tribute to Uganda's "compassionate" refugee policy, as one millionth South Sudanese refugee crosses the border.
'Welcome to Uganda'
The Kite Runner author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Khaled Hosseini talks to refugees fleeing war-torn South Sudan.
Project Elpis offers a ray of hope in refugee camps
