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Homesick urban refugees use the internet to integrate and keep in touch

It’s a long way from home for African refugees and asylum-seekers in Brazil. But the internet helps them keep in touch with family, make friends and integrate.

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Refugees in Cities: More than half of all the refugees of concern to UNHCR live in urban areas. Learn more about them.

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Somalia: The situation continues to deteriorate in Somalia. UNHCR is struggling to help victims of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

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Prominent Refugees: From Madeline Albright to Albert Einstein and Chinua Achebe, 200 former refugees who have had an impact.

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Video: Violence in Somalia makes the task of helping the displaced extremely difficult and dangerous.

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Give Them Shelter: Tens of Thousands of Somalis have been displaced by conflict. They need your help now.

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Human Story

Telling the Human Story

Kavitha is one of tens of thousands of displaced ethnic Tamils to return to their homes from camps in northern Sri Lanka. She still faces many challenges.

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Making a Difference

Making a Difference

UNHCR expands its Community Technology Access programme to Georgia, giving displaced people access to computers for education and livelihood purposes.

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Setting the Agenda

Setting the Agenda

Humanitarian organizations are working in increasingly challenging circumstances, compromising their ability to function in an effective and principled manner. A new report examines UNHCR's experience in dealing with this dilemma.

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