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Violence engulfs Congo's once-peaceful Kasaï region
A father is among more than 1.3 million people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kasaï region fleeing a war that they never expected.
Malala highlights education needs of Iraq's displaced children
Nobel Peace Prize winner says access to education is needed to protect displaced children both now and in the future
Give the Rohingya hope for a future, urges UNHCR chief
Filippo Grandi has called for more opportunities for Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh and for better conditions back home.
Syrians risk all to flee Raqqa, as new aid route offers hope
Former residents describe forced evictions by armed groups amid fighting, while newly opened land corridor brings relief to the displaced.
More action needed to share responsibility for refugees
UNHCR protection chief Volker Türk tells stakeholders at a Geneva conference that rhetoric on responsibility sharing for refugees needs to be put into practice.
Amid ruins of war in Mosul, residents start to rebuild
Displaced residents returning to eastern areas of the city are repairing war-damaged homes and reopening shops and businesses.
Looking for lessons among past refugee crises
At a dialogue about sharing responsibility for refugees, stakeholders reflect on responses to earlier crises in Kosovo*, Guatemala and Viet Nam.
UNHCR chief urges unity in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Filippo Grandi meets with communities in restive Rakhine state to better understand their needs and challenges.
Mosul's war widows face new challenges in displacement
Female-headed households now make up more than a quarter of the 4,463 families at a UNHCR camp sheltering displaced residents from Iraq's second city.