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'Every little act of kindness will be remembered'
2 Jul 2021 ... ... After escaping Viet Nam, Danielle and her family waited for three months on Wake Island, a remote U.S. territory in the Pacific, before the United States admitted them for resettlement. Once they ...... -
UNHCR warns of escalating crisis on Manus Island
8 Aug 2017 ... a highly stressful situation for the 773 people who remain on Manus Island. Many fear for their safety outside the Centre, particularly in the wake of several violent incidents in recent years. ...... -
UNHCR: alleviating suffering and overcrowding in Greek islands' reception centres must be part of the emergency response
24 Sep 2020 ... who have been living in unacceptable conditions on the Aegean islands for far too long. “The events in Moria are a wake-up call of the long-standing need to address the precarious situation ...... -
Refugees return home to Tanzania's Pemba island
26 Sep 2001 ... DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 26 (UNHCR) - A group of 90 refugees from Tanzania's Pemba and Zanzibar islands ... The group was among more than 2,000 people who fled Pemba and Zanzibar for nearby Kenya in the wake ...... -
Project to recycle dinghies keeps refugees' hopes afloat in Germany
11 May 2018 ... 50 people, towards the Greek island of Lesvos. “It’s a very bad memory,” says Abid, still haunted by the moment the flimsy vessel almost capsized in the wake of a larger ship. “Sometimes I ...... -
UNHCR welcomes close of Australia's Pacific Solution
8 Feb 2008 ... They were taken first to the Australian territory of Christmas Island and then transferred to Nauru ... It was introduced by the Australian Government in 2001 in the wake of the Tampa episode when the ...... -
Statement of the Sovereign Order of Malta
5 Oct 2016 ... ... on the Italian Coastguards’ vessels in the Strait of Sicily and on the island of Lampedusa. In December 2015, in the wake of the dramatic influx of migrants and refugees trying to reach the Greek ...... -
Refugees and migrants brave jungle wilderness in search of safety
29 Mar 2022 ... ... Most had spent years in Chile or Brazil, after fleeing their homes in the wake of the deadly 2010 earthquake that flattened much of the island nation. But a mix of bureaucratic hurdles to renew ...... -
Refugees Magazine Issue 148: Refugee or Migrant - Why It Matters
1 Dec 2007 ... ... of Nauru, sparking what became known as the ‘Pacific Solution.’ Zerghona Jawadi was one of some 1,600 asylum seekers who were taken to Nauru or Manus Island in the wake of the Tampa incident. ......