refugees
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The UN's beleaguered agency for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that a "dire" financial crisis had this week forced it to fire hundreds of Gazan staff who had left the territory.
From Barron's
More than a million Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar also live in Bangladesh's border regions -- caught between the warring military and separatist groups.
From Barron's
They lived as refugees in the Netherlands before they were captured and sent to the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp.
From BBC
Experts believe tackling the problem requires policy changes, including allowing refugees to register their children where they're born, and giving mothers the right to pass their nationality to their children.
From BBC
His early actions in the office included washing the feet of the elderly and prisoners and advocating for the rights of refugees and migrants.
From BBC
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