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StoriesA welcome for refugees in the U.S. heartland
Cobi Cogbill wants his kids to grow up respecting people who are different – starting with a family of Congolese refugees resettled in Arkansas.
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StoriesMexican shelter welcomes LGBTI refugees
La 72, run by Franciscan Friar Tomás González Castillo near the Guatemalan border, is the first shelter in Mexico to cater to the needs of LGBTI refugees.
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Around UNHCR
'I have always felt I should be a humanitarian worker'
UNHCR has nearly 11,000 staff, of whom 87 per cent are based in the field. Meet Adem Shaqiri, a field officer who works in Yemen.
Khaled Hosseini marks one millionth South Sudanese refugee in Uganda
Khaled Hosseini pays tribute to Uganda's "compassionate" refugee policy, as one millionth South Sudanese refugee crosses the border.
'Welcome to Uganda'
The Kite Runner author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Khaled Hosseini talks to refugees fleeing war-torn South Sudan.