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US$1.35 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants and host countries
People displaced in eastern DRC face widespread human rights violations
UNHCR and Turkey discuss voluntary repatriation of Syrian refugees
UNHCR welcomes commitment by Central American states and Mexico to address forced displacement
60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy alone need support as they enter adulthood – UN Agencies
UNHCR flight relocates 54 vulnerable refugees from Niger to Italy
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Colombia's private sector begins to open its doors to Venezuelans
Far from just being a charitable gesture, Colombian firms are finding that hiring Venezuelan refugees and migrants makes good business sense.
Resources strained as thousands flee conflict in eastern Congo
Urgent support needed for thousands displaced by six months of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri and North Kivu provinces.
Rohingya man's mission to reunite parents with their lost children now a new film
Documentary by award-winning director follows a refugee dedicated to bringing shattered families back together in Bangladesh.
Clinic helps refugees and Bangladeshis in pain
A physiotherapy clinic in south-east Bangladesh treats Rohingya refugees and their Bangladeshi hosts side by side.
Actress Mahira Khan named UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador for Pakistan
At an appointment ceremony in Islamabad, Khan urges more support for countries which host large numbers of refugees.
Training refugees and Ethiopians for the job market
A vocational programme funded by the German government teaches skills such as cooking, woodworking and mechanics to refugees and their hosts.
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Venezuelans risk life and limb to seek help in Colombia
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UNHCR aid for Cyclone Idai survivors arrives in Mozambique
An aircraft carrying tents, tarpaulins, mosquito nets, solar lanterns and other vital relief lands in Mozambique to support 10,000 survivors.