refugees

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In their statement on Tuesday, the UN agencies called on the international community to sustain funding for Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“My parents are Hungarian refugees from communism,” Hilton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Restrictions on eligibility for asylees, refugees and victims of human trafficking under Section 10108 are expected to affect roughly 90,000 people per month — those already living at the margins of the margins.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Iranians without electricity or water would soon need external supplies or become refugees to neighboring countries and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

From that day onward, UN truck drivers visited our line of refugees every day.

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