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Imaginative use of former prison opens new doors for refugees
A pop-up hotel and restaurant run by refugees have given new life to a forbidding Amsterdam building that once housed hardened criminals.
Temporary residency permits a lifeline for Venezuelans in Peru
During a visit to Peru following the flows of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, UNHCR chief says ensuring legal pathways to stay should be a regional priority.
Cameroonian refugees flee clashes and find safety in Nigeria
Violent clashes between military and armed separtists drive 26,000 Cameroonians over the border, where funding is still needed to provide assistance.
In Lebanon, Iraqi boy with autism finds escape from isolation
Samer, 10, spent most of his life cut off from the outside world, until a UNHCR-funded community centre in Lebanon gave him a chance to connect with other kids.
Campaign aims to cut rise in suicides sparked by South Sudan war
Experts believe the negative effect of South Sudan's conflict on civilians' mental health has been staggering.
Acute underfunding chokes off aid to desperate Congolese
With violence and displacement affecting swathes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Eastern region, a lack of resources is hampering UNHCR's response
Refugee Olympic Team to compete at Tokyo 2020
International Olympic Committee announces a refugee team will again compete, following historic debut at Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
UNHCR to intensify aid to Venezuelans in Colombia
Visiting Colombia's borderlands, UNHCR's Filippo Grandi says international community must do more to aid thousands of Venezuelans crossing, many seeking international protection.
Vulnerable Venezuelans find help in Colombia
Hundreds of thousands of children, women and men seek safety and security over the border.