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Sisi approves $15 million grant for Syrian refugees
Egypt

Sisi approves $15 million grant for Syrian refugees

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued his 72nd decree of 2017 in Egypt’s Official Gazette on Thursday, approving a grant of…
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
World

Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh

Thousands more Rohingya Muslims are fleeing large-scale violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossing into Bangladesh, where more than half…
Wounded and ‘afraid,’ Rohingya seek Bangladesh hospital aid
World

Wounded and ‘afraid,’ Rohingya seek Bangladesh hospital aid

With thousands of Rohingya refugees streaming daily across the swampy border into Bangladesh, one hospital was struggling Monday to treat…
University aims to educate 50,000 refugees worldwide by 2022
Society

University aims to educate 50,000 refugees worldwide by 2022

Inspired by the success of a Southern New Hampshire University program that allows hundreds of refugees in Rwanda to access…
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
World

A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack

Two suicide bombers killed at least 12 people and wounded over 40 others in a small town in northern Cameroon…
UN cites ‘notable trend’ of people returning home in Syria
Middle East

UN cites ‘notable trend’ of people returning home in Syria

Nearly a half-million people who were displaced within Syria by the war have returned to their homes, the UN refugee…
South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
World

South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN

War has now forced more than one million children to flee South Sudan and uprooted 1.4 million others within the…
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
World

Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN

The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned the risk that millions of people could starve to death in South Sudan and Somalia and neighboring…
UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
Middle East

UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees

A senior United Nations refugee official on Sunday called on Gulf Arab states to give more to help Syrians displaced…
After refugee attack near Yemen port, Saudi-led coalition calls for UN supervision
Middle East

After refugee attack near Yemen port, Saudi-led coalition calls for UN supervision

Some 42 refugees, who were carrying official UN refugee agency (UNHCR) documents, were killed while travelling by boat from Yemen to…
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