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Lourena Gboeah in front of her home

Being a Black woman in the US

Reflections of a refugee and advocate

Malian refugees seek shelter in Télemsès, Niger, after violence has escalated in the Sahel region.

Amid COVID-19 and climate change, UNHCR appeals for $186 million for Sahel refugee and displacement crisis

Africa COVID-19

Avec plus de 15 millions de réfugiés et de personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de leur pays, l’Afrique abrite près de 25 % du nombre total de personnes ayant dû fuir leur foyer dans le monde. © UN/ Eskinder Debebe

Africa Takes the Lead to Support Refugees and their Hosts with Long-Term Solutions

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Nigerian refugees continue as fishermen, often in partnership with their Chadian counterparts from the host community. © UNHCR/Oualid Khelifi

UNHCR provides a safety net for Nigerians at lakeside camp in Chad

A column of refugees and migrants is walked across fields by police in Slovenia in this October 2015 file photo. © UNHCR/Mark Henley

UN Summit seen as “game changer” for refugee and migrant protection

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) meets with the Olympic Refugee Team at the Olympic UN Photo/Mark Garten

In Brazil, UN chief encourages Olympic Refugee Team to 'show strength,' inspire the world

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Refugees from South Sudan arrive in Elegu, northern Uganda Photo: UNHCR/Will Swanson

Some 60,000 flee recent South Sudan violence, bringing exodus to 900,000 since 2013 – UN

For the first time, a team of refugee athletes will compete under the Olympic flag. © UNHCR

These 10 refugees will compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio

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For the first time, a team of refugee athletes will compete under the Olympic flag.

Refugee runners in Kenya train to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. © UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau

Refugee athletes set out for Rio Olympics, and history

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A young refugee and her family cross the border between South Sudan and Uganda. Photo: UNHCR/Will Swanson

Some 4,000 South Sudanese fleeing into Uganda daily – UN warns

Refugees from South Sudan are transported from Elego town to the Numanzi Transit Center where meals and temporary accommodation are provided by UNHCR in Adjumani, northern Uganda. Photo: UNHCR/Will Swanson

Over 26,000 people flee South Sudan into Uganda; influx sets single-day record

Refugees from South Sudan arrive at a UNHCR collection centre on the South Sudan border in Egelo, Uganda. © UNHCR/Will Swanson

Flight across border achingly familiar for some South Sudan families

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