The campaign marks the 5th anniversary of the Syrian war. — -- When Gunter Nitsch was 11 years old, the only thoughts on his mind were feeding his hunger and keeping warm. In 1949, he and his ...

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Historian Phi Vân Nguyen explains the crucial role of French-Canadian Jesuits in the post-war Vietnamese refugee crisis, ...

GENEVA – The number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution worldwide is untenably high, particularly as humanitarian funding evaporates, with the only bright spot being a pickup in ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 15 July 2011 High Commissioner for ...