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StoriesKigali sees economic sense in helping refugee entrepreneurs
Support scheme in Rwandan capital and elsewhere sees refugee businesses including Burundian-owned LPG store create 2,600 new jobs countrywide.
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StoriesJoy to behold: Deaf children's choir warms hearts at Christmas
In Lebanon, children's choir featuring deaf Syrian refugees and locals and a 160-strong ensemble including refugee performers help to spread some seasonal cheer.
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Families in Yemen are facing a humanitarian catastrophe
The country's brutal four-year conflict has left millions of people homeless and on the brink of starvation.
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could provide safe water to five families to keep them healthy for a whole week.
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could provide a newly displaced family core relief items including mattresses, blankets, a solar lamp, sleeping mats, and a kitchen set which help to alleviate the initial hardship of displacement.
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could help a displaced family of seven to secure a roof over their heads through UNHCR provided rental subsidies for six months.
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Refugee Olympic Team to compete at Tokyo 2020
International Olympic Committee announces a refugee team will again compete, following historic debut at Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
All you need to know in an emergency – in the palm of your hand
Available online as an app, UNHCR's Emergency Handbook gives hands-on guidance to humanitarians providing life-saving assistance.