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Refugee student's hard work pays off with scholarship to study in USA
7 Jul 2015 A young Congolese refugee in Zimbabwe achieves his dream of going to university with a scholarship awarded by the US government. -
Congolese orphan starts a new life in US after surviving beatings and gangrene
19 Mar 2014 Faustin flew recently from Malawi to a new life in the United States after being accepted for resettlement under the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Programme. -
UNHCR calls on the Americas to keep children on the run safe from violence
12 Mar 2014 UNHCR's "Children on the Run" report also urges governments to take action to keep children safe from rights abuses, violence and crime, and to ensure their access to asylum. -
US wraps up group resettlement for Myanmar refugees in Thailand
29 Jan 2014 More than 70,000 Myanmar refugees have been resettled from Thailand's camps to the United States as one of the world's largest resettlement programmes comes to an end. -
Refugee Congress gathering brings new voice to US policy debate
13 Dec 2013 The 48 delegates signed a letter calling on the US authorities to invite refugees and other affected persons to participate meaningfully in discussions on asylum policy. -
A photographer's encounter with innocence in a South Sudan refugee camp
22 Jul 2013 British photographer Sebastian Rich has been working with UNHCR in Africa and the United States. The refugees he met there gave him food for thought. -
Together At Last: Abdi's nine-year journey to find his family
25 Jun 2013 Abdi was born in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, where his Somali parents grew up, met and married. But in 2004, when the family left for resettlement, he was left behind. -
Afghan father and daughter reunite with family after 20 years
10 Jun 2013 Deeba, who suffers from an intellectual disability, arrives in New York to a warm welcome from her siblings, who never gave up on finding a way to be reunited. -
Sudanese Lost Boy returns home bearing gifts
18 Feb 2013 Last year, Jacob Atem opened a health clinic in his South Sudan hometown of Maar and the facility has since provided medical care to tens of thousands.