refugees

Of 4 Million Syrian Refugees, The U.S. Has Taken Fewer Than 1,000

8:06pm June 16, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S has sent humanitarian aid to help Syrian civilians, but only a small number of refugees have been allowed into America. Now the U.S. says it will increase the number of those admitted.

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Afghan children look on at a refugee camp in Jalalabad on May 3, 2015. Like thousands of Afghan returnees, Neik Mohammad became unwanted in Pakistan after a Taliban massacre at a Peshawar school, forcing him to return home to a life of misery and fear in

It's A 'Year Of Fear' For Kids, U.N. Says. Can We Make Things Better?

1:10pm May 30, 2015

by Marc Silver

Gordon Brown of the U.N. said it's the worst year for refugees since 1945, and cited a litany of other miseries for youth. We asked experts what can be done to make 2015 a little less horrible.

A sick migrant is helped by friends to board a truck that is taking them to a local hospital upon arrival in Simpang Tiga, Indonesia on Wednesday.

Indonesia, Malaysia Agree To Take In Stranded Rohingyas

7:53am May 20, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The "boat people," as they've been called, have been stranded at sea for weeks with little food or water. Indonesia and Malaysia say they will take them in temporarily.

Newly arrived Rohingya migrants gather at Kuala Langsa Port in Langsa, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Friday after coming ashore. Most such migrants have been prevented from making port in Southeast Asia.

Why No One Wants The Rohingyas

4:47pm May 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

As thousands of members of the persecuted minority flee Myanmar and Bangladesh on rickety boats, the rest of Southeast Asia is showing a distinct reluctance to take them in.

Chantel, 3, and Antoni, 7 months, migrated to Spain from their native Cameroon, with their mother Tatiana Kanga, 25. Tatiana was nine months pregnant with Antoni when they crossed the Mediterranean Sea together in an inflatable boat.

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9 Months Pregnant, An African Woman Risks It All And Heads To Europe

10:23am April 23, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Tatiana Kanga paid a Moroccan smuggler $1,290 so she and her toddler daughter could ride in a rubber boat, 14 harrowing hours from Africa to Europe.

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<strong><a href="http://apps.npr.org/syria/">READ: With Syria Engulfed In Civil War, Here Are Four Stories Of Families Trying To Stay Together</a></strong><br />More than 200,000 refugees have settled in Europe since the start of the Syrian conflict.

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Smuggler To Desperate Migrants: 'Now I Am Sending You To Your Death'

8:03pm April 21, 2015

by Joanna Kakissis

More migrants are leaving from chaotic Libya in a bid to reach Europe. The overcrowded boats are at risk of sinking, and some do. A Syrian man tells of the treacherous journey with his young son.

Shekhey makes phone calls to help Alemnesh Tekaliny (right) get answers to her tax questions. A steady stream of people regularly seek help at the center's small office.

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Engineer Turned Cabbie Helps New Refugees Find Their Way

11:55am April 07, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Omar Shekhey left engineering to start a nonprofit that helps refugees navigate their new lives near Atlanta. He also drives a cab — and often gives the money to families to help them settle in.

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Refugees from different cities of the Donetsk region controlled by pro-Russia separatists stay March 12 in a center for refugees in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk. The cease-fire in eastern Ukraine between Kiev's forces and pro-Russian rebels has

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Local Volunteer Groups Lead Effort To Help Ukraine's Displaced Citizens

8:05pm April 02, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

People fleeing the fighting in the separatist cities of Donetsk and Luhansk are big burden for Ukraine's financially strained government, but Kharkiv residents are stepping up to help.

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The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) carries out its first rescue in the Mediterranean in August 2014. The Malta-based private rescue service founded by a wealthy American and his Italian wife has rescued more than 3,000 migrants since its launch in Au

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Couple Spends Millions To Save Migrants In The Mediterranean

11:23am March 25, 2015

by Leila Fadel

With record numbers fleeing the Middle East and Africa in overcrowded boats, the Catrambone family is conducting private rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Berlin residents Mareike Geiling (left) and her boyfriend, Jonas Kakoschke, speak with their roommate, a Muslim refugee from Mali. Geiling and Kokoschke helped launch a website that matches Germans willing to share their homes with new arrivals.

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Germans Open Their Homes To Refugee Roommates

9:47pm March 07, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

A flood of refugees in Germany has strained resources, particularly housing. A website has signed up hundreds of Germans willing to have the newcomers come and live with them.

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