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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

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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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UNHCR and partners register new refugees arriving from Central African Republic (CAR) in the Chadian village of Mini, one of the three locations near the borders hosting new arrivals since 12 June 2016. Photo: UNHCR/Victorien Ndakass

Thousands fleeing violent clashes in Central African Republic – UN refugee agency

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