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16 Days of Activism: a multiple rape victim faces uncertain future
10 Dec 2012 Mathilde fled to Rwanda in May to escape fighting in eastern Congo, where she had been raped. Abandoned by her husband, she feels isolated. -
Myanmar's displaced wait for tide to turn
10 Dec 2012 They fled on boats when unrest flared in Rakhine state in October. Now they are waiting for a guarantee of peace and reconstruction before return. -
Tears and cassava: joyous homecoming in Burundi after a lifetime in exile
3 Dec 2012 A Burundian who fled to Tanzania as a teenager takes a step into the unknown as he brings his family “home” to a place none of them know. -
Special help for special needs Syrian refugees
28 Nov 2012 Syrian couple Azad and Maha were stricken with polio as children. They fled to Iraq with their children and are receiving special help from UNHCR. -
Congo Crisis: a 10-year-old's ordeal of flight and separation
27 Nov 2012 Sukuru is becoming accustomed to the trial of displacement in eastern Congo. But, despite the latest violence, the 10-year-old remains hopeful. -
Syrian refugee jumps for joy after finding asylum in Moldova
19 Nov 2012 Raghid Jened sought asylum when he was unable to return to his homeland and is now working as a doctor in the country that gave him asylum -
Congolese child starts life as an orphan and refugee
15 Nov 2012 Emmanuel is in a child crisis centre following the death of his mother in childbirth after fleeing to Uganda to escape fighting in the DRC. -
Nostalgic nonagenarian from North Kivu faces twilight years alone
7 Nov 2012 Paul, a 92-year-old Congolese, has lost everything and is alone, friendless and stuck in a camp. Vulnerable older people like him need special humanitarian care. -
A teacher and survivor happy to help her community in South Sudan
5 Nov 2012 Sanna's journey to safety in South Sudan was traumatic, but after arrival she started thinking about other refugees in the UNHCR-run Gendraasa camp.