By the time you finish this sentence, one person will have been forced to flee their home.
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| 5 facts to know about refugees | | UNHCR has released its 2016 Global Trends report, an annual study of forced displacement around the world. Here are five facts from the report that will help you understand the refugee crisis, the impact on those uprooted from their homes and where they go to find safety. |
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| | | How do teenagers cope with becoming refugees? | | Joann and Nancy, aged 15 and 12, have lost so much in their young lives: their parents, their grandmother and their country. When they were forced to flee conflict in South Sudan, they became part of the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world today. Find out how these teenage sisters are starting again in Uganda. | | Read their story → |
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| | Meet an Australian on the ground in Yemen | | Yemen is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today. Over 80 per cent of Yemenis are in need of aid, millions are suffering from malnutrition and a recent cholera outbreak has further devastated the population. Shabia Mantoo, originally from Albury in New South Wales, has spent the past year in Yemen as part of UNHCR’s emergency response team. She explains what it’s like to work on the ground in a conflict zone. | | Keep reading → |
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Facebook Live: Update on Syrian crisis
from the ground | | We're delighted to invite you to a special donor briefing with Mireille Girard, who leads UNHCR's presence in Lebanon. Join us in the room or tune into our Facebook Live. |
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