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Sudanese refugee foster families offer hope and a home to lone children
Dozens of refugee families in eastern Chad are caring for orphaned and unaccompanied children amid what the UN is calling the world’s largest child displacement crisis.
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Unrelenting violence in Sudan drives continued refugee exodus
The continuing bloodshed in Sudan has created the world's worst civilian protection crisis in decades – and the world is not paying any attention. This week we reached a devastating milestone. Since ...
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UNHCR High Commissioner’s statement to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
We are living through a time of rapid change. A time of promise — only a few weeks ago, the Pact for the Future was adopted here in New York — but also a time of peril. Of great uncertainty.
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UNHCR welcomes South Sudan’s accession to two UN Statelessness Conventions
GENEVA – The Republic of South Sudan has taken a major step towards eradicating statelessness in the country by acceding yesterday to two key treaties – the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of ...
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Central African refugees return home from Cameroon after a decade in exile
The atmosphere in the Timangolo refugee camp in eastern Cameroon is filled with excitement as refugees from the Central Africa Republic (CAR) prepare for a long-awaited journey home. Halimatou Sadia, ...
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Afghan refugee family finds hope in Slovenia after losing everything in Türkiye earthquakes
Hasib sits on the living room carpet while his wife Muska pours tea and lays out plates of treats. Around them, their three children play with their toys. They are home, and for this Afghan couple it ...
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Indigenous leader takes her people’s fight for survival to biodiversity summit
Esneda Saavedra’s Yukpa community have lived for centuries in the Serranía del Perijá, a forested mountain range at the far north of the Andes, spanning the borders of Colombia and Venezuela. But in ...
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UNHCR teams report from the Syria-Lebanon borders
Our teams at the Syria-Lebanon borders continue to report a very desperate situationOver 71% of arrivals to Syria are Syrian ...
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UNHCR calls for renewed action to end Statelessness as #IBelong Campaign ends
Dakar, 4 November 2024 – Marking ten years since the launch of the #IBelong Campaign, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, underscores the urgency of eliminating statelessness in West and Central Africa, as ...
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UN agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers
PORT SUDAN – The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to spiral, with millions of people in desperate need of assistance. The conflict has displaced over 11 million people, both internally and ...
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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them
We, the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations, urge, yet again, all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians and call on the State of Israel to cease its assault on Gaza and ...
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Response to Displacement from Lebanon to Syria
Since 23 September, thousands of people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon, fleeing the escalation of hostilities. It is estimated that around 71 per cent are Syrians and 29 per cent are Lebanese ...