refugees

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For net migration comparisons, only countries that include asylum seekers or refugees in their immigration figures are included.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“Every delay has a human cost,” said Heather Kerr, Congo country director for the International Rescue Committee, a charity that works with refugees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Cherifa, who is in her sixties, was one of about 10 Malian refugees who spoke to AFP from neighbouring Mauritania about the brutal violence meted out against civilians.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Millions of pounds have been saved by replacing a Palantir IT system which helps to find homes for Ukrainian refugees with one built by its own experts, a government department has said.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

More than a quarter-million refugees from Sudan’s civil war poured into Pinyudu and three other camps in Ethiopia in 1988.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau