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In Brazil, UN chief encourages Olympic Refugee Team to 'show strength,' inspire the world
4 August 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid a visit to the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he encouraged refugee athletes to show the world their...
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Some 60,000 flee recent South Sudan violence, bringing exodus to 900,000 since 2013 – UN
2 Aug 20162 August 2016 – Some 60,000 people have fled South Sudan's recent violence in the capital city of...
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These 10 refugees will compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
1 Aug 2016Since the modern Olympics began in 1896, over 200 national teams have vied for glory at the Summer...
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Refugee athletes set out for Rio Olympics, and history
29 Jul 2016NAIROBI, Kenya – Amid tears of joy, farewell hugs and songs of encouragement a group of smiling...
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Some 4,000 South Sudanese fleeing into Uganda daily – UN warns
26 Jul 201626 July 2016 – Recent fighting in South Sudan has forced 37,491 people to flee to Uganda in the...
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Over 26,000 people flee South Sudan into Uganda; influx sets single-day record
25 Jul 201622 July 2016 – Some 26,500 South Sudanese, mostly women and children, have crossed into Uganda...
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Flight across border achingly familiar for some South Sudan families
21 Jul 2016ADJUMANI, Uganda – Lucy Lul says she realised war was coming when she heard there was a convoy of...
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Thousands fleeing violent clashes in Central African Republic – UN refugee agency
8 Jul 20168 July 2016 – The United Nations refugee agency today said that more than six thousand people from...
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On forced displacement we can learn from Africa
15 Jun 2016Makhtar Diop, Vice President for Africa Region, The World Bank World Economic Forum While the world...
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Closure of refugee camp in Kenya: Kenya assures UN that rights of Somalian refugees will be protected
14 Jun 201613 June 2016 – On his first visit to Kenya, the chief of the United Nations refugee agency received...
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Women in displacement camps in Nigeria resort to transactional sex for survival
10 Jun 2016June 2016 – New assessments of the protection risks faced by the affected people living in Nigeria’...
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