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LEGO Donates $3 Million to Educate Refugee Children

The LEGO Foundation presented a $3 million donation to the UN refugee agency on Friday to help improve access to quality primary school education...
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Australian Grain Growers Dig Deep for Syrian Refugees

A group of retired farmers is calling on Western Australian's grain growers to donate a small percentage of this year's harvest to help feed...
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$1.3 million Worth of Art Auctioned for Syrian Refugee Children

An estimated $1.3 million worth of art from more than 130 international artists, mostly from Syria and Lebanon, is being auctioned at below-gallery prices...
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Turkish Leader is Hero for Opening Doors to Syrian Refugees

Treated to a hero's welcome, Turkey's prime minister met Syrian refugees Sunday for the first time since his country opened its doors to tens...
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Refugees Discover Online Education to Change Their Futures

Recently, there has been a growing recognition of the benefits that higher education can bring to refugees, and to countries like Afghanistan, Somalia and...
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NASCAR Driver Jeff Gordon’s Generosity Continues With Congo Trip to Help Refugees

Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon just returned from a week-long trip in Africa working with the Rethink Refugees foundation to find better...
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Former Child Refugee Becomes Hero to Hundreds of Afghan Orphans

Afghanistan, with more than a million orphans, has been called the worst place to be a child. But one woman is trying to improve...
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Captain Defied Orders to Rescue Refugees in 1982: Sometimes You Make an Exception

A Vietnamese family faced certain death trying to escape communist rule in a crowded fishing boat that was taking on water as a storm...
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Tunisians Forget Their Own Problems to Help Libyan Refugees (Video)

Having endured the tumult of their own revolution, Tunisians have traveled from far and wide to serve food and bring supplies to refugee camps...
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Lawyer for Refugees Goes the Extra Mile

Raoul Boulakia handles a lot of legal-aid cases but he was never attracted to the big bucks. "I wanted to do something which...
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Jolie-Pitt Mark Refugee Day with $1M Donation and Emotional Speech

Actress Angelina Jolie commemorated World Refugee Day in Washington last week. She is the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for refugees and has...
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Buy One Ikea Solar Lamp, One Free to a Child Refugee

Starting this month, every sale of a solar powered bedside lamp at IKEA will generate an additional lamp as a donation to a child...
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Western Saharan Refugees Reach out to World via Video

In the Dakhla refugee camp in the middle of the Algerian desert, refugees from Western Sahara have found a way to feel...
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Matt Damon Visits Refugees Fleeing From Zimbabwe (Video)

Actor Matt Damon visited refugee centres in Musina on the South African border with Zimbabwe as part of his work with the human rights...
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Angelina Jolie Visits With Refugees in Thailand (w/ Video)

Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited Myanmar refugees in a Thai camp listening to them describe difficulties faced while living two decades...
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Ben Affleck and Mick Jagger Join Forces in Film to Ease Refugee Crisis

Actor-director Ben Affleck and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger released a short film to help raise $23 million for United Nations efforts to pay...
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Iran’s Generosity in Hosting Afghan Refugees Praised

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has lauded Iran’s long record of generosity in hosting one million displaced Afghans since 1998 calling their...
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Olympians Donate Sportswear to Inspire Refugees

A new UN campaign is giving Olympians a chance to be winners in the eyes of refugees. The “Giving is Winning” program, which seeks...
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Refugee Doctor ‘Making a Difference’ for Thousands in Burma

Thousands of people flee Burma each year, escaping poverty, oppression, and civil war.The nearest escape for most is Thailand, where they experience both despair...
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UN Refugee Agency Restores Dozens of Schools Across Uganda

The United Nations refugee agency has restored 134 primary schools in northern Uganda, allowing thousands of children to return to classes, after the damage...