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South Sudan Emergency
UNHCR Chief in Yida
23 November 2012UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visits refugees in Yida settlement, close to South Sudan's volatile border with Sudan.
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Sudanese teen takes mother's advice to embrace education rather than fear it
13 May 2013Sixteen-year-old Takwa achieved the fourth highest exam results in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. And she was not the only refugee to do well.
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Determined young Sudanese refugee puts her education ahead of marriage
08 May 2013Her grandmother wanted her to get married at age 16, but refugee Aida held out and recently began a course that will train her to teach children in English.
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UNHCR starts relocation of Sudanese refugees from flood-prone camp
07 May 2013UNHCR hopes to complete the relocation of some 20,000 refugees from Jamam transit site to the new Kaya camp in South Sudan by the end of June.
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Far from her parents, a young refugee girl in South Sudan is again forced to flee
22 April 2013In a refugee settlement in South Sudan's Unity state, UNHCR is working with the community to find families for unaccompanied children in need of a home.
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