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Searching for Syria? Google and UNHCR offer answers to five top questions
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StoriesRefugees sent back from Austria find new hope in Croatia
Wissam and Ali lost heart when Austria sent them back to Croatia under EU rules, where they are now forging a future for themselves and their families.
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StoriesBurundian nurse cares, and is cared for, in Uganda
Bosco works at a hospital at Nakivale settlement, where he tends to refugees and locals alike. When his own health crisis struck, his Ugandan colleagues were there for him.
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NewsAs Libya crisis deepens, UNHCR chief steps up assistance
During a visit to Tripoli, Filippo Grandi says agency needs to increase its presence in the North African country where 1.3 million people need urgent humanitarian aid.
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NewsAs war grinds on in Yemen, Somali refugees eye return
Facing danger and growing hardship in Yemen, some 30,600 Somalis have reportedly returned home since war broke out in 2015.
UNHCR renews warning over Burundi situation as funding dries to a trickle
How the Syria crisis has changed the way we respond to refugees
UNHCR brings aid to flashpoints in Yemen, warns of deteriorating conditions
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Around UNHCR
Release of UNHCR's Resettlement Data Finder
A new analysis and visualization tool that contains data on UNHCR's resettlement activities since 2003.
Security and refugee protection are complementary, says UNHCR
Volker Türk tells UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee that refugee protection and state security are compatible aims.
Kidnapped, sleep-deprived & stressed — how aid workers train for the worst
When 40 aid workers gathered in Senegal, they were on a mission — learn how to stay calm and work together in a crisis.
Speech by Angelina Jolie 'In defense of internationalism'
Delivered at the Sergio Vieira de Mello Annual Lecture, in Geneva, Switzerland.