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At Least 97 Migrants Missing As Boat Sinks Off Libya

At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said....

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Libya PM Sarraj Accuses EU of Reneging On Migrant Pledges

The European Union has reneged on pledges to help Libya fight migrant smuggling to Europe, UN-backed Libyan Prime...

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Lebanon Army Order Evicts 3,000 Syria Refugees From Camps

Around 3,000 Syrian refugees have left their tents in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley after oral eviction orders issued last...

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Growing Risk of ‘mass’ Starvation Deaths In Africa

The United Nations warned Tuesday that "the risk of mass deaths from starvation ... is growing" among people in...

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Spreading Violence In South Sudan Forcing Thousands To Flee To Uganda

A woman and her children displaced by fighting in South Sudan sit outside her tent at the Kule camp The U. N. refugee...

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Over 6,000 Flee ‘terrifying’ Violence In S.Sudan Town

More than 6,000 people have fled fighting in southern South Sudan, with refugees recounting the slaughter of civilians...

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UN ‘working On Solution For Ex-IS Captives Released In Libya’

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has confirmed that a group of 35 people, mainly women and children from Eritrea who were...

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UN Warns Syria Refugee Aid Funds ‘desperate’

The UN warned Tuesday the plight of millions of Syrian refugees was becoming "desperate," with aid funds running low as...

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UN Urges More Support For States Hosting Syria Refugees

Syrian refugees are increasingly desperate after years in exile and face rising social tensions in overstretched...

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Pakistan Resumes Repatriating Afghan Refugees Despite Criticism

Pakistan Monday resumed its mass repatriation of Afghan refugees despite past accusations of coercion in the supposedly...

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Syrians Flee Raqa ‘hell’ As US-Backed Assault Nears

In a muddy camp in northern Syria, civilians who fled Raqa said fear of an expected US-backed assault on the Islamic...

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Lebanon Has Become A Big Refugee Camp

Hariri said the refugee influx has stretched Lebanon's economy to its limit Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has...

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Lebanon At ‘breaking Point’ With Syria Refugee Influx

Lebanon's prime minister warned Friday that his country has reached "breaking point" by hosting more than one million...

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Syria Refugee Total Hits Over Five Million

More than five million Syrians are now refugees, the UN said Thursday, as aid groups urged the international community...

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Syrian Refugee Numbers Pass Five Million

The tally of refugees who have fled the war in Syria now exceeds five million, the United Nations said Thursday. "As...

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146 Migrants Feared Missing After Boat Capsizes In Med

About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya, according to a Gambian man who was...

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146 Migrants Feared Missing After Boat Capsizes In Med

About 146 migrants are feared missing after their boat capsized after leaving Libya, according to a Gambian man who was...

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Over 60,000 S.Sudanese Enter Sudan In Three Months

More than 60,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan in the first three months of 2017, the UN refugee agency said on...

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UN Chief Urges Arabs To Unite Against Syria War

UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Arab leaders Tuesday to set aside their differences to confront Syria's six-year...