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UNHCR calls for urgent action as Central America asylum claims soar

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Esmeralda* with her daughter Sara* in Chiapas, Mexico. Along with her husband and three other children, she escaped increasing...

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Increasing Economic Growth in Fragile States Can Help Prevent Future Refugee Crises—World Bank President

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said on April 5 that the world’s powers need to pay far greater attention to boosting developing economies and creating jobs in the most fragile countries in order to give more opportunity to people in those...

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First-ever World Humanitarian Summit must usher in new era of global solidarity – UN chief

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A child watches a truck carrying humanitarian aid for the besieged town of Moadamiyeh in February. In...

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Soldier in Jungle Training Reflects on Past, Looks to Future

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Army 1st Lt. Joseph Ross, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 29th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry...

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