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Returning Congolese find homes in ruins, livelihoods destroyed
Visiting UNHCR team reports enormous humanitarian challenges in DR Congo's Ituri province.
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Formal talks on global refugee compact conclude with strong and broad agreement
Efforts to strengthen the response to refugees passed an important milestone this week.
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Sustainable response key to ongoing Rohingya displacement
UN refugee chief says investment in education, healthcare and infrastructure is needed to support Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh.
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More international support needed for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, say UN and World Bank chiefs
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urges donors to "step up to the plate," as Jim Yong Kim says World Bank stands in solidarity with refugees.
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'I am living proof that investing in refugees pays off,' says refugee leader
Refugees have the knowledge and skills to contribute to host countries. They just need opportunities, NGO gathering hears.
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Q&A: Head of Kenya's Makonde people recounts long walk from statelessness
Thomas Nguli, now 62, tells how a life without citizenship stole his dreams.
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Innovative Cameroon project will benefit refugees and hosts
A World Bank funded programme is designed to provide refugees and residents in poor areas with better health care, schools and infrastructure.
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Grandi calls for greater efforts to debunk myths around refugee crises
UNHCR chief reiterates that vast majority of refugees are in neighbouring countries, not Europe or US.
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Sahel needs greater security to ease growing refugee flows, says Grandi
Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, hosts hundreds of thousands while European countries hesitate to take more than a handful.