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For one young refugee in Uganda, basketball is more than a game

2026-06-19T05:00:00-07:00

When 19-year-old Stephane Kulimushi looks around the basketball court in Kampala where he trains young refugees, he sees more than players.

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Resettlement remains out of reach for millions of refugees

2026-06-16T05:00:00-07:00

As millions of people continue to flee their countries due to war or persecution, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, called on Tuesday for an urgent expansion of refugee resettlement programmes, warning that available places continue to fall short of global needs.

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Refugee numbers drop for first time in a decade, but millions remain trapped

2026-06-10T05:00:00-07:00

Global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday, though the figure remains unacceptably high and tens of millions of people are still trapped in prolonged exile with little prospect of rebuilding their lives.

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Haiti: Harrowing needs must be met with long-term engagement

2026-06-05T05:00:00-07:00

Escalating gang violence across Haiti has pushed displacement to record levels, deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis and leaving nearly 1.5 million people without a stable place to live, according to new figures released Friday by the UN migration agency, IOM.

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World News in Brief: UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa, Political tensions escalate in Somalia

2026-06-04T05:00:00-07:00

The UN and its partners are continuing efforts to contain Ebola outbreaks in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while warning that insecurity and misinformation remain major obstacles to the response.

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From Kharkiv to the UK’s health service: Ukrainian doctor rebuilds her life – and helps others do the same

2026-05-23T05:00:00-07:00

On 23 February 2022, in her home city of Kharkiv, Dr Inna Soldatenko finished work, collected her daughter from school, cooked dinner and prepared a lecture for her students. The next morning, she awoke to explosions.

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Countries make progress on migration pact, but more work remains

2026-05-07T05:00:00-07:00

What do more than half of all doctors in Australia, over 40 per cent of Nobel laureates from the United States, and most of the workforce in some Gulf States have in common?

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Safe pathways key to reducing risk for migrants

2026-05-05T05:00:00-07:00

Restricting migration does not stop people from moving. It often pushes them into more dangerous routes.

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Education or food? Funding shortfalls force Sudanese refugees in Egypt to ‘make very difficult decisions’

2026-05-05T05:00:00-07:00

Civilians who have fled the war in Sudan and sought shelter in neighbouring Egypt could potentially face a new battle – the loss of critical services that ensure their survival, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned.

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World News in Brief: Displacement in South Sudan, fraud centres in the Philippines, new migration patterns in Latin America

2026-04-30T05:00:00-07:00

In South Sudan, the UN aid coordination office [OCHA] reported on Thursday that conflict and flooding continue to drive displacement and food insecurity higher throughout the country.

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