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I am Yusra. I am a refugee and I'm proud to stand for peace
11 Jan 2017 Yusra Mardini inspired displaced people all over the world when she swam at the Olympic Games. Now she is working on new goals. -
These 10 refugees will compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
3 Jun 2016 For the first time, a team of refugee athletes will compete under the Olympic flag. -
UNHCR warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in Greece
1 Mar 2016 Disarray in Europe over asylum as governments fail to work together to implement already reached agreements. -
Grandi meets with Syrian refugees at Berlin centre
18 Feb 2016 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visits emergency shelter during visit to Germany -
OECD and UNHCR back increased refugee integration
28 Jan 2016 Two organizations urge governments to step up efforts to help refugees integrate and contribute to the societies and economies of Europe. -
UNHCR joins push to end suffering in Syria
21 Jan 2016 More than 100 UN and other humanitarian organizations issue joint appeal urging people around the world to raise their voices and call for an end to Syria crisis -
New friendships for first-time Syrian cyclists in Berlin
25 Nov 2015 Shiraz, a Syrian asylum-seeker from Aleppo, is learning how to cycle so she can get around like the locals in her new home in Germany. -
After Paris attacks, refugees should not be turned into scapegoats
17 Nov 2015 UNHCR concerned at reports attacker may have entered Europe in current influx, but stresses overwhelming majority are fleeing persecution and conflict -
Asylum-seekers await application results at historic Berlin airport
17 Nov 2015 Berlin Tempelhof Airport provides temporary home to 2,000 asylum seekers, including 500 children, as their claims are assessed.