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This building in Yemen was destroyed by airstrikes.

Togolese refugee Paul Gbedji -- a civil engineer – has built a new life in Liberia after losing entire family in post-election violence

MEPs have a busy week ahead of them

A group of Afghans recently arrive on the island of Lesbos after travelling in an inflatable raft from Turkey to Greece. More than 300,000 refugees and migrants have used the dangerous sea route across the Mediterranean so far this year.

A 60-year-old South Sudanese woman Asunta has her identity verified by UNHCR staff before collecting a package of non-food items at the Maridi distribution centre in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state.

A three-week advanced training course on effective use of dogs in countering transnational threats to the country’s security concluded on 28 August in Almaty.

MEPs are able to take on many different responsibilities in the European Parliament.

The entire global strategic situation can be summed up in two essential facts. First, Wall Street is disintegrating and the entire U.S. economy is about to vanish, unless immediate action is taken. Second, President Barack Obama is moving in the direction of launching thermonuclear war against Russia. He is seeking an element of surprise, trying to outguess the Russians.

Returning Afghan refugees pose for one last memorable photo at the UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Centre in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Refugee or Migrant – word choice matters.