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Global forced displacement hits record high
Monday 20, June 2016 Conflict and persecution caused global forced displacement to escalate sharply in 2015, reaching the highest level ever recorded and representing immense human suffering, according to a report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency....
Slovenian centre provides warm welcome after escape ordeal
Tuesday 14, June 2016 “I have to pinch myself because I think I’m dreaming,” says pharmacist Mazen Al-Khatib Al-Masri, whose family is finally safe in Slovenia after fleeing the dangers of Damascus. He still remembers landing on an uninhabited Greek island and...
A Touch of Magic
Wednesday 8, June 2016 This article is hosted on the global UNHCR website. To read it, please follow this...
Human Stories
Young Tajik family finds home with Polish politician
Politician Marcin Święcicki matched words with deeds when he and his wife took a refugee family into their home.
Czech picture book is a winner, whichever way you look at it
Czech illustrator is delighted by the response of refugee children to her new picture book.
Slam poet speaks for refugees at music festival in Hungary
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Emi Mahmoud, who is a world champion slam poet, performed at the huge Sziget music festival held on an island in the Danube River.