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UNHCR Dismisses Claims By Liberian Refugees In Ghana

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, has clarified recent claims by some...

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Togolese Refugees In Ghana Faced With Accommodation Problem

Two hundred and twenty-four Togolese who have arrived in Ghana to seek asylum from political unrest in their country...

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Food Access In Syria’s Raqa At ‘critical Turning Point’

Food access in Syria's battle-torn Raqa is now at "a critical turning point," aid organisations said Monday, with...

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From ‘never Aggressive’ Asylum Seeker To Hamburg Knife Attacker

Muddy bootprints along the corridors marked the tell-tale signs of a massive police raid at an asylum seeker shelter in...

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Germany’s Ambivalence Over Refugees Hit Big Screens

The biggest grossing German movie last year was a fizzy feel-good summer comedy about the country's refugee influx,...

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Top UN Delegation Visits Crisis-Hit Yemen

A high-level UN delegation arrived in Yemen on Monday, a UN source said, to visit areas held by both the government and...

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UN Accuses Australia of Breaching Refugee Deal

The UN accused Australia Monday of backtracking on a deal to relax its strong stance on asylum-seekers and resettle...

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S.Sudan Clashes Force Patients, Doctors To Flee Hospital

Thouk Reath, 19, was recovering from a leg amputation after being shot in fighting in northeastern South Sudan when the...

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Israeli ‘mental First-Aid’ Method Offered To Attack Victims Abroad

An Israeli who developed an unorthodox model for treating mental trauma and preventing post-traumatic stress disorder...

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Return To Mosul A Distant Dream For Many Displaced

Yassin Najem knows he has to start again from scratch. His home in Mosul has been bombed, and for him and thousands...

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France To Boost Refugee Aid, Deport Economic Migrants

France will cut processing time for asylum requests and boost housing for refugees while "systematically" deporting...

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Trump Travel Ban Comes Into Effect For Six Countries

People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s...

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Ghanaian Woman In South Africa Marches For Refugee Rights

A Ghanaian refugee in South Africa marched in a group with other refugees to the office of the UN High Commissioner...

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Nearly Half A Million Displaced Syrians Return Home

Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year, mainly to find...

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Ranks of Homeless Veterans Keep Swelling In Los Angeles

Kendrick Bailey is standing outside the tent he has pitched on a filthy sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles and points to...

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At Refugee Summit, UN Chief Urges ‘solidarity’ With Uganda

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for international solidarity with Uganda at a fundraising summit...

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EU Pledges 85 Mn Euros To Uganda For S.Sudan Refugees

The EU pledged 85 million euros ($95 million) to Uganda Thursday, ahead of a summit to raise twenty times that amount...

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UN Commends Morocco’s Acceptance To Host Syrian Refugees

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the decision by the Kingdom of Morocco to admit a group of Syrian refugees...

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Kofi Adjei Commends UNHCR

Mr Kofi Adjei, Berekum Municipal Chief Executive has commended the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)...