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We take special care to bring you the latest refugee news and stories of the men, women and children we help each day.
Renovating homes helps rebuild lives in northern Syria
For families displaced during Syria’s long crisis, support to restore damaged homes is crucial to ensuring a dignified return, and the start of rebuilding their lives
Faith finds a way for Burundian refugee pastor in Minneapolis
Despite a life of upheaval and displacement, Jean Pierre Gatera’s commitment to bringing people together is unchanged
As winter bites, needs grow for refugees and displaced people
Many thousands of refugees and displaced people around the world are already living in temporary shelters with few resources, and now face winter weather that deepens their hardship.
Emerging from the shadows: ending statelessness in Central Asia
After living on the margins of society for most of their lives, nearly 220,000 people have been granted nationality by Central Asian states over the past decade.
In Spain, a survivor of gender-based violence finds her voice
Aminata Soucko survived gender-based violence including female genital mutilation and forced marriage, before setting up an association to help other refugee women.
Sport inspires in Kenya’s ‘cradle of Refugee Olympic Team’
Young refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp are harnessing the power of sports to inspire and provide hope.
Supporting one another, survivors of sexual violence in northern Mozambique begin to heal
After enduring terrible abuses, survivors of gender-based violence and displacement in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province are coming together to rebuild their shattered lives.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram displaced struggle with hunger following devastating floods
Recent flooding in northern Nigeria did not spare those already displaced by the security crisis in Borno State. Two months after escaping rising waters, they are now facing food insecurity.
Uganda’s welcome allows Congolese refugees to thrive
Despite record numbers of refugees and limited resources, Uganda’s progressive policy means refugees become part of social and economic life, with benefits for all.
Mangrove conservation brings brighter future to fishing community in Colombia
A project led by fishermen and internally displaced people in northern Colombia, is bringing an endangered ecosystem and a conflict-affected community back to life.
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