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Flagship event celebrating refugees in Bristol takes place this weekend

The free family-friendly event marks the end of Refugee week 2023

Bristol Post · Jun 21, 2023

Refugee boxer Cindy Ngamba has ‘overcome obstacles’ to pursue Team GB dreams

The 24-year-old will go to the European Games this week in Krakow as part of the Fair Chance refugee team.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

£15,000 prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds

The new Footnote x Counterpoints prize for narrative nonfiction includes a publishing agreement, and welcomes work that ‘crosses cultures and borders’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023

World Refugee Day is a Good Time to Consider Expanding the Ridiculously Narrow Legal Definition of "Refugee"

The definition excludes a vast range of people fleeing horrific violence and oppression.

Reason · Jun 20, 2023

Gaza’s blockade: Palestine’s Nakba lives on in new generations

Israel’s 16-year blockade of Gaza isn’t just a political issue, but a daily reality that affects all aspects of life

Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2023

Head of UN agency for Palestinian refugees warns of service cuts without more funding

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says that without a new injection of funding, it is “likely or highly likely” that the agency will not be able to deliver some services or pay salaries by the fall

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Forced to flee or too poor to leave: how climate change affects refugees

On this year’s World Refugee Day, a record number of people are displaced – some 110 million, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. People continue to be forced from their homes by conflict, persecution and insecurity, and increasingly by disasters related to climate change.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 20, 2023

There are more refugees today than at any point in history since WWII. A new approach aims to turn them into the next wave of entrepreneurs

With more displaced people than ever and less aid to go around, entrepreneurship can help refugees become self-reliant.

Fortune · Jun 20, 2023

Why does Israel keep raiding the Jenin refugee camp?

Israel is concerned that Palestinians are increasingly taking up arms, with Jenin becoming a symbol of resistance.

Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2023

World Refugee Day: Ukrainian mother ‘smiles during day but cries at night’ year after escaping Putin invasion

Yulia Dubovyk opens up about her new life in the UK and what she left behind

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2023