United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Geneva)
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May 13
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South Sudan: Sudanese Teen Takes Mother's Advice to Embrace Education Rather Than Fear It [press release]
Takwa Baderdin is a shy 16-year-old girl who avoids making eye contact with people she does not know, but at the mention of her recent academic success her downcast eyes light up... Read more »
May 11
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Congo-Kinshasa: In Romania, Congolese Refugee Does As the Romanians Do [press release]
Jean-Louis Kialoungou's love affair with Romania began before he even arrived here in the mid-1990s, and over the years the Congolese refugee has become more Romanian than most... Read more »
May 9
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South Sudan: Determined Young Refugee Puts Her Education Ahead of Marriage
Just over a year ago, Aida Budjut's determination to continue with her education ran into stiff opposition from her grandmother, who believed that the 16-year-old should get... Read more »
May 8
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South Sudan: UNHCR Starts Relocation of Sudanese Refugees From Flood-Prone Camp [press release]
The UN refugee agency has this week begun the relocation of almost 20,000 Sudanese refugees from the flood-prone Jamam transit site in South Sudan's Upper Nile state to a new camp... Read more »
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Niger: Tuareg Refugees in Niger Herd Their Livestock to Safety [press release]
The long column of animals - flanked by men sitting high in the saddle - headed eastwards at a steady pace, raising clouds of dust on the trek towards new pastures. Read more »
May 7
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Angola: Angolan Refugee Successfully Integrates in Russia [press release]
Lema Dane was brought to Russia by his family as a one-year-old refugee, placed in an orphanage for six years, reclaimed by his mother and then left behind when she returned to... Read more »
May 4
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Libya: Hundreds of Flood Victims Provided with Tents [press release]
The UN refugee agency earlier this week donated 350 tents to provide shelter for hundreds of people forced to flee their homes in south-east Libya because of damaging floods. Read more »
April 30
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Central African Republic: UNHCR Urges Governments Against Forcible Returns to Central African Republic [press release]
The UN refugee agency has advised governments worldwide against forcibly returning people to the Central African Republic (CAR). This is in light of the current fluid and dangerous... Read more »
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Central African Republic: UNHCR Warns Against Forcible Returns to CAR Amid Violence, Abuses [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 30 April 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
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Burundi: Telling the Truth Yields Relief and Vital Documents in Burundi [press release]
At first, Congolese refugee Wivine Bahati Mulemaz was apprehensive about the extensive document-checking exercise being carried out by the UN refugee agency and the Burundian... Read more »
April 29
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Mali: UNHCR Gives Malian Soldiers Primer on Humanitarian Law [press release]
The UNHCR instructor surveyed his class of 150 Malian soldiers in the cavernous hall. Read more »
April 27
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Ethiopia: More Than 30,000 Refugees and Migrants Make Risky Sea Crossing to Yemen This Year [press release]
The UN refugee agency announced on Friday that its staff in Yemen have recorded the arrival by sea from the Horn of Africa of more than 30,000 refugees and migrants since the start... Read more »
April 26
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East Africa: UN Records Over 30,000 African Refugee, Migrant Arrivals in Yemen in 2013 [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 26 April 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
April 24
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Chad: UNHCR Starts Moving Displaced Families From Darfur to Safer Areas of Chad [press release]
Every tree in this remote border town provides shelter to a family from nearby Darfur, but despite the harsh conditions the displaced civilians arriving in south-east Chad are... Read more »
April 23
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Niger: Blacksmith Forges a New Life in Niger Camp [press release]
When Ali Mahmoud fled his home in eastern Mali last year, he took along a skill that has helped him survive, thrive and even find a wife in exile in western Niger. Read more »
April 22
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South Sudan: Far From Her Parents, a Young Refugee Girl in South Sudan Is Again Forced to Flee [press release]
For four days, 16-year-old Hiba Ishmail Al Haji and her sister walked through the bush to escape the aerial bombings in Sudan's South Kordofan state that had already separated the... Read more »
April 19
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Mali: UNHCR Urgently Needs Funding to Continue Assisting Displaced Malians [press release]
The UN refugee agency on Friday renewed an appeal for millions of dollars to help meet the needs of tens of thousands of Malian refugees and almost 300,000 internally displaced... Read more »
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Rwanda: Ministerial Meeting Reviews Timeline for Solving Rwandan Refugee Situation [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 19 April 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
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Mali: UNHCR Says Funding Urgently Needed to Continue Assisting Desperate, Displaced Malians [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 19 April 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
April 18
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Sudan: In a Move to a New Camp, Refugees in South Sudan Respond Cautiously [press release]
During the past three weeks, Hassam Neel Salom has been among a small, but growing number of refugees who have moved from a crowded and insecure settlement near a contested section... Read more »
April 16
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Uganda: Mobile Court Scheme Launched in Uganda's Nakivale Refugee Settlement [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 16 April 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
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Central African Republic: Hundreds More Flee Central African Republic to Escape Fresh Violence [press release]
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Central African Republic (CAR) after fresh fighting in the capital, Bangui, forced hundreds more people to flee... Read more »
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Central African Republic: New Refugee Outflows Follow New Violence in Central African Republic [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 16 April 2013, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
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Uganda: "Beauty" Brings Confidence and Hope to Congolese Refugee Woman
Few customers come to the simply named Beauty Salon in Kampala's Kisenyi slum, but for refugee owner Rosette Wabenga, it is still a dream come true. Read more »
April 15
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Central African Republic: High Commissioner Guterres Visits CAR Refugees In Dr Congo [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 12 April 2013, at the Palais des... Read more »
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