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Resettlement offers American Dream to Syrian refugees
3 Dec 2015 A young family finds fresh hope as they prepare for new lives stateside -
Thousands of stateless people given nationality in Thailand
1 Dec 2015 Thai Government grants citizenship to18,000 stateless people, reducing the total to 443,862 -
UNHCR warns of "looming refugee crisis" in the Americas
28 Oct 2015 A new report flags a growing crisis as thousands of women from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico are driven from their homes by unchecked gang violence -
Ongoing Myanmar conflict traps villagers in crossfire
28 Oct 2015 The UN refugee agency is extremely concerned for the safety of civilians caught up in fighting in northern Kachin state -
For these scouts, "camping" means coming home
29 Sep 2015 Resettled to the United States, a group of Myanmar refugee boys joined the Scout movement, expanded their horizons, and recently returned to visit their relatives in a camp in Thailand. -
More than one month after Cyclone Komen, some impacted people remain homeless
21 Sep 2015 UNHCR calls for remaining urgent needs in Rakhine state to be addressed. -
UNHCR assists flood victims in Myanmar's Rakhine and Kachin states
4 Aug 2015 In 24 camps assessed so far, a quarter of the temporary shelters are damaged and more than 21,000 displaced people affected -
Talented Somali refugee dreams of new life in America to honour slain father who set up Picasso art school
27 Jul 2015 In June 2009, gunmen shot dead his father, co-founder of the Picasso art school in Mogadishu. -
UNHCR's protection chief completes visit to Myanmar with call for more support to Rakhine state
16 Jul 2015 Top official of the UN refugee agency responsible for protection has called for more concerted support to resolve the plight of displaced people in Myanmar.