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Greece struggles to integrate settled refugees

Inrecentyears,tensofthousandsofrefugeeshavebecometrappedinGreece,whichisstillstrugglingtomoveonfromaneconomicdepression.Asthepeakoftherefugeecrisisappearstobeov

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Marchers in Madrid urge Spain to take in more refugees

ProtestersmarchedinSpain'scapitalSaturdaytodemandtheconservativegovernmentfulfillitspledgetogivesheltertorefugeesfromwar-torncountrieslikeSyria.Bravingtemperatu

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No military solution in Afghanistan, U.N. chief says on Kabul visit

ThereisnomilitarysolutiontotheconflictinAfghanistanthatisforcingrecordnumbersofpeoplefromtheirhomes,UnitedNationsSecretaryGeneralAntonioGuterressaidonWednesday,

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UN refugee chief: more action in global resettlement

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday called for a massive increase in places available for refugees in Third World countries, and urged governments around the world to step up and deliver places for refugees as they have committed.

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UN refugee chief: more action in global resettlement

UNHighCommissionerforRefugeesFilippoGrandionMondaycalledforamassiveincreaseinplacesavailableforrefugeesinThirdWorldcountries,andurgedgovernmentsaroundtheworldto

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Analysis: South Sudan refugee influx forces rethink of Uganda's policy

TheinfluxofSouthSudanrefugeesinUgandaisforcingthegovernmenthereandinternationalpartnerstore-thinkwhathasbeencalledoneoftheworld'smostfavorablerefugeepolicies.Ac

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China donates $5 million in food to WFP to support refugees in Kenya

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday received five million US dollars in food aid from the Chinese government in Kakuma refugees camp in northern Kenya.

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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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1,530 migrants, refugees died crossing Mediterranean so far 2017

TheUnitedNationsMigrationAgency(InternationalOrganizationforMigration,IOM)saidFridaythat1,530migrantsandrefugeesdiedcrossingtheMediterraneanin2017.TheIOMreports

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High rate of error found in asylum applications in Germany

TheGermanFederalOfficeforMigrationandRefugees(BAMF)hasreviewedover1,000grantedasylumapplicationsandfoundupto15percenttobefaulty,GermanmediareportedThursdaybased

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US halts vetting Nauru refugees for now, Australia says

US officials have stopped screening refugees on Nauru for potential resettlement, Australia has confirmed.

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U.S. Western allies reject Trump's travel ban

The recent temporary entry ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries has been rejected by traditional U.S. allies.

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New Zealand Immigration Minister to hold refugee talks in Malaysia

New Zealand Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse left for Malaysia Tuesday to oversee the selection of refugees for resettlement to New Zealand and to speak with United Nations refugee agency officials.

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After Berlin attack, German CSU wants clampdown on Mediterranean

Germany's arch conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party, a junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, wants to close off the Mediterranean Sea route for migrants by sending them back to Africa rather than allowing them to stay in Europe.

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World strikes different chords on Christmas

​When many parts of the world, religiously affiliated or not, have been immersed in the Merry Christmas air, there are some tensions and miseries we can't turn a blind eye to.

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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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Thousands of refugees are backlogged to resettle in Spain

Last fall, Barcelona named itself the "Refugee City," proudly unveiling a plan to help Spain fulfill its commitment to the European Union to resettle 9,323 refugees within two years. The plan, which expanded social programs, counseling services, education, and housing for refugees, was meant to push Spain into quick action on the global crisis.