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5 DRC refugees killed in Rwanda food ration protests

Fivepeoplewerekilledand22otherswoundedonTuesdayasprotestsoverreducedfoodrationsbyrefugeesfromtheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(DRC)turnedviolent,Rwandanpolicesaid

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U.N. calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps

TheUnitedNationsonWednesdaycalledonMyanmartogiveaidagenciesunhinderedaccesstocampsithasbuiltfortensofthousandsofMuslimRohingyarefugeesbeforetheycanreturnafterfl

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Millions at risk in Yemen due to second week of border closures

ThetophumanitarianofficialinYemenwarnedTuesdaythatmillionsofpeopleinthecountryremainatsevereriskduetotheworseningsituationinthecountryduetotheclosureofland,seaa

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Sri Lanka bans protests outside detention camp housing Rohingya refugees

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Sept.30(APD)–SriLankaonSaturdaybannedprotestsoutsideadetentioncamphousingRohingyarefugees.Alocalcourtissuedtheorderpreventingprotests

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Nearly 10 million people with disabilities forcibly displaced in 2016

TheUnitedNationsrefugeeagencyUNHCRsaidonMondaythatamongtheover65millionpersonsforciblydisplacedin2016,almost10millionwerepersonswithdisabilities.Inastatementiss

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UNHCR official: Refugees are not a burden

In 2000, the United Nations designated June 20 as World Refugee Day, to honor “the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence.”

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28,000 South Sudanese refugees arrive in Sudan during first half of May

Itisestimatedthatover28,000SouthSudaneserefugeesarrivedinSudanduringthefirsthalfofMay2017,accordingtoareportfromtheUNHCR.Therecentinfluxofrefugeesmeansthatatota

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UNHCR says 50,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan to leave to other countries soon

UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said Monday a total of 50,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan will leave the country and head to other countries.

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UNHCR repatriates over 30,000 Somali refugees from Kenya

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Thursday the number of Somali refugees voluntarily repatriated from the Dadaab camp in northwest Kenya had reached 30, 349 since December 2014.

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UNHCR seeks extra 115 mln USD for return of Somali refugees from Kenya

The UN refugee agency on Tuesday appealed to donors for an additional 115.4 million U.S. dollars for voluntary return, reintegration of Somali refugees from Dadaab camp in northeast Kenya.

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Thousands flee to Uganda from South Sudan following latest violence

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Tuesday said thousands of people from the conflict-hit South Sudan have fled to Uganda following a recent fighting between rival army factions in the capital, Juba.

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Funds urgently needed to help refugees fleeing Iraqi city of Fallujah: UN

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said that 17.5 million U.S. dollars are urgently needed to meet the immediate needs of refugees fleeing Fallujah, a UN spokesman told reporters here.

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Displaced people in sub-Saharan Africa hit 18.4 mln in 2015: UNHCR

​Conflict in countries like South Sudan and Somalia raised the total number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in sub-Saharan Africa to 18.4 million in 2015, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).

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UN refugee agency says over 1 mln people to be resettled in 2017

​The United Nations (UN) Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday released its Projected Global Resettlement Needs for 2017, which said that 1.19 million people will need resettlement in 2017.

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13,800 Somali refugees repatriated from Kenya's Dadaab camp: UNHCR

​The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it has repatriated 13,800 Somali refugees as of April 28 from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya since the voluntary program started in December 2014.

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500 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean tragedy: UN refugee agency

As many as 500 people may have lost their lives when a large ship went down in the Mediterranean Sea at an unknown location between Libya and Italy this weekend, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.

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UN refugee chief urges Hungary to ensure unimpeded access for asylum-seekers

​The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday reiterated his call for the Hungarian authorities to ensure unimpeded access for people in need of protection in line with its legal and moral obligations.