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A new home in a place of safety for fleeing Mosul residents
As 1000s flee West Mosul, UNHCR opens 12th new camp for displaced.
UNHCR delivers food and relief items to DRC refugees in Angola
Prosperous farmer is grateful to escape DRC violence that has caused over 20,000 to flee.
Aleppo slowly progresses along road to recovery
UNHCR's Amin Awad visits Homs and Aleppo and witnesses resilient spirits first hand.
From camp to city, Myanmar returnees grapple with Yangon life
Six months after they repatriated from Thailand, a returnee family reflects on the life they left behind and embraces their future in Myanmar.
More than one million children flee South Sudan violence
Children make up 62 per cent of more than 1.8 million refugees uprooted by three years of escalating conflict in South Sudan, according to the latest UN figures.
Skin markings save farmer escaping DRC violence
Tribal tattooing helps woman flee militia rampage in Kasai province, which has driven close to 20,000 people to seek refuge in neighbouring Angola.
Over 168,000 Rohingya likely fled Myanmar since 2012 - UNHCR report
Study finds thousands of Rohingya fleeing violence and desperation have sought safety and stability in countries like Bangladesh and Malaysia in the last five years.
Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Teenager who competed in Rio Olympics joins at a time of unprecedented crisis with 65 million people displaced worldwide.
Syrian shoemaker achieves business success in Morocco
After fleeing war in Syria, Diyaa set up a workshop in Casablanca and won an award for entrepreneurship.