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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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Thousands continue to flee Boko Haram attacks on Niger town – UN refugee agency
8 Jun 20167 June 2016 – Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in south-east Niger following near...
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Burundi: UN agency warns 4.6 million people facing food insecurity
3 Jun 20161 June 2016 – Some 4.6 million people in Burundi are food insecure, with more than 500,000 of them...
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Sudan: Five years on, refugees still fleeing conflict in South Kordofan, UN reports
3 Jun 20163 June 2016 – The United Nations refugee agency today warned that tragically people are still...
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Bashi's journey may signal a bigger refugee crisis to come
29 Oct 2015When you read news from Sicily and Calais and Greece, I hope you will remember Bashi*, a young...
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UN agencies boost aid efforts to flood-hit Tindouf refugees, call for urgent funding
26 Oct 2015The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are scaling up aid efforts after devastating...
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Renewed Central African Republic fighting displaces thousands of civilians – UN
27 Jun 201427 June 2014 – Thousands of people are fleeing new violence and reprisal attacks in and around the...
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Central African Republic: killings in the time of transition
24 Mar 2014For a few weeks earlier this year, no one needed an alarm clock to wake up in Bangui. The sound of...
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South Sudan: UN releases $15 million in urgent aid but peacekeeper surge will take longer
10 Jan 2014While the United Nations has released $15 million from its rapid response fund for immediate...
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Central African Republic: amid ongoing violence, UN rights expert calls for more aid
9 Jan 20148 January 2014 - A United Nations human rights expert today called for urgent protection and...
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Refugee exodus from strife-torn South Sudan picks up momentum, UN reports
8 Jan 20147 January 2014 – As the fighting in parts of South Sudan grinds on between Government forces and...
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