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UNHCR warns of worsening shelter conditions for refugees, launches global campaign

A huge shortfall in funds for sheltering refugees is severely undermining efforts to tackle the biggest global displacement crisis since World War II, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned on May 18.

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Yemeni people must be at centre of reinvigorated crisis response – senior UN relief official

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On the road to Qatabir, Yemen, many bridges have been damaged, making life hard for everyone including distribution...

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EU has largely ‘abandoned’ Greece to deal with migrant crisis on its own, UN expert warns

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Refugee and migrant children receive recreational materials from the Hellenic Committee for UNICEF and partner...

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Nearly one in five suicide bombers used by Boko Haram is now a child – UN

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Refugees and returnees who have fled Boko Haram violence in Borno State, Nigeria,...

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