Migrant deaths rise among Venezuelans, Central Americans: U.N.

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At least 380 Latin American migrants have died on their journeys this year, many of them Venezuelans drowning in the Caribbean or Central Americans pe...

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UN: Millions could face severe food shortages as drought grips Somalia

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The United Nations Refugee Agency warns an estimated 5.4 million people affected by worsening drought in Somalia will likely face severe food shortage...

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Ethnic clashes in Nigeria send 20,000 fleeing into Niger

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The U.N. refugee agency says an upsurge in violence in northwest Nigeria since April has driven an estimated 20,000 people to seek safety in neighbori...

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Thousands flee Nigerian city into Cameroon fearing militant attack: UNHCR

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Around 30,000 people fled into Cameroon at the weekend from the Nigerian city of Rann, fearing an attack by Boko Haram militants, the U.N. refugee age...

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Thousands flee Nigerian city into Cameroon fearing militant attack: UNHCR

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Around 30,000 people fled into Cameroon at the weekend from the Nigerian city of Rann, fearing an attack by Boko Haram militants, the U.N. refugee age...

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Thousands of Congolese Fleeing into Zambia to Escape Violence in DRC

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The U.N. refugee agency reports the number of refugees that have fled into Zambia to escape militia violence in Haut-Katanga and Tanganyika Provinces ...

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New Refugee Crisis Brewing as Hundreds of Togolese Flee Country- UNHCR

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The U.N refugee agency says a potential crisis may be developing as hundreds of Togolese refugees flee political instability and escalating violence. ...

More than 11,000 Congo refugees seek refuge in Angola

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Thousands of refugees fleeing fighting between the army and armed groups in the central Democratic Republic of Congo have sought refuge in overcrowded...

Over 6,000 refugees have fled South Sudan to Uganda – U.N.

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More than 6,000 people have fled to Uganda from Pajok in the Eastern Equatoria region of South Sudan since Monday (April 3), Babar Baloch, a U.N. refu...

U.N. denied access to South Sudan town alleged to be massacre site

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South Sudanese authorities are blocking United Nations peacekeepers from visiting a town where soldiers are alleged to have killed civilians including...

South Sudan is World’s Fastest-growing Refugee Crisis – UN

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The U.N. refugee agency reports 1.6 million South Sudanese have fled to neighboring countries to escape famine, fighting and drought, making South Sud...

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UN: South Sudan is World’s Fastest-growing Refugee Crisis

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The U.N. refugee agency reports 1.6 million South Sudanese have fled to neighboring countries to escape famine, fighting and drought, making South Sud...