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UNHCR and Twitter UK join forces with Neil Gaiman to launch the Winter Emergency Appeal for refugees

Basque community opens its doors to welcome family from Syria

Spanish volunteers help a grieving refugee family start life anew in the Basque region.

Joy and hope as Central African refugees return home

Hundreds of Central Africans head back to their homeland after years in exile in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

'This is Moises, live from Boa Vista'

Rarely seen without his toy camera and mic – tools of the trade he hopes to enter – 10-year-old Moisés interviews his fellow Venezuelans about their journeys to Brazil.

Bringing toilets into the home boosts refugees' health and security

Burundian refugees in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo receive cash to construct houses and toilets, improving access to better sanitation.

Women confront the ravages of war in Central Africa

Facing profound loss from years of conflict in the Central African Republic, women find strength and healing in solidarity.

Colombia's private sector begins to open its doors to Venezuelans

Far from just being a charitable gesture, Colombian firms are finding that hiring Venezuelan refugees and migrants makes good business sense.

Resources strained as thousands flee conflict in eastern Congo

Urgent support needed for thousands displaced by six months of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri and North Kivu provinces.

Rohingya man's mission to reunite parents with their lost children now a new film

Documentary by award-winning director follows a refugee dedicated to bringing shattered families back together in Bangladesh.