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1 Person Gets Displaced Every 3 Seconds: UN Refugee Agency
Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan left a record 65.6 million people uprooted from their homes by the end of 2016, the UN said Monday.
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South Sudan Fighting Sends Refugee Numbers Soaring Past One Million Mark: UN
Renewed fierce fighting has pushed nearly 200,000 people to flee South Sudan since July, sending the number of refugees from the war-scarred nation past one million, the UN said Friday.
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South Sudanese Refugees Flee Violence, Report Looting, Killing
About 60,000 people have fled South Sudan since violence escalated over the past three weeks, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said today.
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26,000 Flee South Sudan To Uganda, Says UN
More than 26,000 people have fled South Sudan to Uganda this month, says the United Nations refugee agency.
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US Sends Marines To South Sudan To Protect Americans
The US military in Africa said today it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.
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Rio's 'Symbol of Hope': The Incredible Stories of the World's First Olympic Refugee Team
The 2016 Rio Olympics will see the first-ever Olympic team comprising of refugees from Syria, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of Congo.
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UN Expands Refugee Camp in Kenya as South Sudan Conflict Rages
Kakuma camp in northern Kenya is expanding by nearly a half, the UN refugee agency said on Saturday, to house refugees fleeing nearby South Sudan as hopes fade for peace in the world's newest nation.
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After War, South Sudan Refugees Struggle in Ethiopia
With war raging in South Sudan and severe flooding in Ethiopia's western state of Gambela, 10-year old refugee Nyanhial Gatkuoth is caught in the middle.
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Ethiopia Facing Flood of South Sudan Refugees: UN
Ethiopia is facing a huge wave of refugees from South Sudan, where the spectre of famine threatens to heap further misery on a people already rocked by civil war, the UN's food aid agency warned on Wednesday.
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Over 100,000 Seeking Shelter in South Sudan United Nations Bases
The number of civilians seeking shelter in United Nations bases in war-torn South Sudan has reached over 100,000 for the first time in more than six-months of conflict, the UN said on Thursday.
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1 Person Gets Displaced Every 3 Seconds: UN Refugee Agency
Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan left a record 65.6 million people uprooted from their homes by the end of 2016, the UN said Monday.
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South Sudan Fighting Sends Refugee Numbers Soaring Past One Million Mark: UN
Renewed fierce fighting has pushed nearly 200,000 people to flee South Sudan since July, sending the number of refugees from the war-scarred nation past one million, the UN said Friday.
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South Sudanese Refugees Flee Violence, Report Looting, Killing
About 60,000 people have fled South Sudan since violence escalated over the past three weeks, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said today.
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26,000 Flee South Sudan To Uganda, Says UN
More than 26,000 people have fled South Sudan to Uganda this month, says the United Nations refugee agency.
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US Sends Marines To South Sudan To Protect Americans
The US military in Africa said today it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.
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Rio's 'Symbol of Hope': The Incredible Stories of the World's First Olympic Refugee Team
The 2016 Rio Olympics will see the first-ever Olympic team comprising of refugees from Syria, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of Congo.
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UN Expands Refugee Camp in Kenya as South Sudan Conflict Rages
Kakuma camp in northern Kenya is expanding by nearly a half, the UN refugee agency said on Saturday, to house refugees fleeing nearby South Sudan as hopes fade for peace in the world's newest nation.
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After War, South Sudan Refugees Struggle in Ethiopia
With war raging in South Sudan and severe flooding in Ethiopia's western state of Gambela, 10-year old refugee Nyanhial Gatkuoth is caught in the middle.
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Ethiopia Facing Flood of South Sudan Refugees: UN
Ethiopia is facing a huge wave of refugees from South Sudan, where the spectre of famine threatens to heap further misery on a people already rocked by civil war, the UN's food aid agency warned on Wednesday.
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Over 100,000 Seeking Shelter in South Sudan United Nations Bases
The number of civilians seeking shelter in United Nations bases in war-torn South Sudan has reached over 100,000 for the first time in more than six-months of conflict, the UN said on Thursday.
