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NewsSahel internal displacement tops 2 million as violence surges
Grim milestone reached in world's fastest-growing displacement crisis as fighting uproots 11,400 within Burkina Faso.
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StoriesAssistance slowly returns to refugee camps in southern Tigray
UNHCR regains access to Adi Harush and Mai Aini camps while two other camps for Eritrean refugees remain cut off by the ongoing insecurity.
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Cast adrift
Year after year, Rohingya refugees risk their lives on smugglers' boats. Five survivors describe their harrowing months at sea.
Donate and support displaced families this winter
Winter Appeal
As temperatures drop, many displaced families will face another brutal winter far from home.
UNHCR is on the ground providing life-saving support, shelter and protection. But we can't do this without you.
2020 has been a struggle for many of us. But you have a chance to end the year by making a real difference.
£50
could provide thermal blankets and sleeping mats to a family of refugees
£76
could provide a displaced family with a winter survival kit, including fuel, tarpaulin, sleeping mats and blankets
£173
could help a refugee family access the essentials they need to stay warm this winter
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Twitter community drew images of what it means to be warm – and we animated it
Writer Neil Gaiman launches an animated version of 'What You Need to Be Warm' to raise life-saving funds for Syrian refugees left out in the cold.
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