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A refugee camp is a temporary settlement built to receive refugees and people in refugee-like situations. Refugee camps usually accommodate displaced people who have fled their home country, but camps are also made for internally displaced people. Wikipedia
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United Kingdom
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Bibby Stockholm - refugee accomodationName: Bibby Stockholm Owner: Bibby Maritime TypeAccommodation barge Tonnage10,659 tons Length93.44 m (306.6 ft) Beam27.43 m (90.0 ft) Draught2.2 m (7.2 ft) Decks3 In a… Full Story |
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500 |
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Kigonze camp for Internally Displaced People (IDP)Kigonze camp, located two kilometers outside Bunia, serves as a refuge for 20,000 displaced people who have fled multiple attacks by various militias across Ituri province and… Full Story |
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20,000 |
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Central African Republic |
Conflict in Sudan forces thousands to seek refuge in neighboring Chad and CAR, triggering price increasesThe ongoing conflict in Sudan has had a severe impact on the northern region of the Central African Republic (CAR), leading to the disruption of traffic between Sudan and CAR.… Full Story |
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3,000 |
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Syria
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Abu Khashab Refugee Camp - SyriaAbu Khashab is an informal camp located in the Deir-ez-Zor governorate of Syria. This report presents an overview of the humanitarian conditions in this camp. The primary data for… Full Story |
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10,753 |
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Haiti
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Haitian Red Cross/IFRC Base Camp |
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470,000 |
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Jordan
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Za’atari refugee campOpened on 28 July 2012 and still home to 80,000 people, Za’atari refugee camp has become a symbol of the long-running Syrian refugee crisis. Ten years ago, a group of 450 Syrians… Full Story |
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120,000 |
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Egypt
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Egypt hosts refugees in some of the poorest neighbourhoods of its largest citiesSituated along the central Mediterranean refugee route, Egypt hosts refugees in some of the poorest neighbourhoods of its largest cities. Roughly half of the refugees are Syrian… Full Story |
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289,000 |
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Rwanda
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Gihembe Refugee CampGihembe refugee camp was established in December 1997 to host survivors of the Mudende Massacre. Mudende was a refugee camp in western Rwanda hosting Congolese refugees from… Full Story |
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12,351 |
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India
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Ashapara Bru Relief CampWith continuous clashes between the Myanmar Armed Forces and Chin National Defence Force (CNDF), Myanmar nationals from Chin State continue to cross into Mizoram in India. 29,933… Full Story |
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29,933 |
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Czechia
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The Czech Republic is now requesting international assistance in form of Emergency Temporary Shelters (camps)Republic is now facing large influx of refugees (more than 200 000 people). The accommodation capacities are now in their limits. The Czech Republic is now requesting… Full Story |
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200,000 |
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Ukraine
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Help for Ukrainian citizens (8 Polish Reception Centres Posted Here).Help for Ukrainian citizens Materials on the legalization of stay in Poland INFORMATION FOR UKRAINE CITIZENS 1. If you are escaping from the armed conflict in Ukraine, you will… Full Story |
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5,000,000 |
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United States
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Texas Refugee crisisDEL RIO, Texas — Thousands of migrants were crowded under a bridge outside the border community of Del Rio on Thursday, part of a massive surge in migration across the Rio Grande… Full Story |
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14,534 |
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Nigeria
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Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS) camp for IDPsAn influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing non-state armed group violence is stretching shelter capacity and services in the Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS… Full Story |
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43,000 |
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Tsuaya Internally Displaced (IDP) Refugee CampIturi province, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Severely burned to the face and body, Anne is looking on what is left of the charred houses in her village. “We were hiding… Full Story |
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200,000 |
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Syria
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RAFAH CAMPRafah refugee camp, established in 1949, is located in the south of Gaza near the Egyptian border. Shortly after Rafah camp was created, thousands of refugees moved from the camp… Full Story |
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125,304 |
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Syria
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Yarmouk Refugee Camparmouk Camp (Arabic: مُخَيَّم ٱلْيَرْمُوْك / ALA-LC: Muḵayyam al-Yarmūk, IPA: [mu.xaj.jam al.yær.mʊ:k]) is a 2.11-square-kilometer (520-acre) district of the city of Damascus,… Full Story |
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20,000 |
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Italy
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Lampedusa immigrant reception centerLampedusa immigrant reception center, officially Reception Center (CDA) of Lampedusa, has been operating since 1998, when the Italian island of Lampedusa became a primary European… Full Story |
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- - |
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Mozambique
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Communities Displaced by Recent Violence in Mozambique Offered Respite, Assistance at New Transit CentrePemba – Hundreds of people displaced by recent attacks in Palma, northern Mozambique, have found temporary shelter this week in a transit centre established in Pemba City by the… Full Story |
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1,000 |
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United States
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Center for Farmworker FamiliesPromoting the educational advancement of farm workers and their family members working in agriculture, as well as family members who are living on their farms of origin in the… Full Story |
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- - |
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Ethiopia
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Adi HarushEritrean refugee children play in Ethiopia’s Hitsats refugee camp in the Tigray region in 2017. © REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has gained access to the… Full Story |
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2,000 |
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Iraq
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Arbat Refugee Campin Sulaymaniyah, IraqThe camp management is co-coordinated by Syrian Refugee Affairs Directorate (SRAD) and UNHCR. The camp has the potential to be expanded to accommodate 120,000 - 130,000 refugees… Full Story |
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130,000 |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
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TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION EXPLOITCHILDREN WITH FAMILIES ARE TRAPPED IN BALKANSRefugees and migrants trapped along the Balkans migration route, including some 500 unaccompanied children and 400 children with family who are currently in Bosnia and Herzegovina… Full Story |
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900 |
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Iraq
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Al-Hawl refugee campThe al-Hawl refugee camp (also al-Hol refugee camp[1]) is a refugee camp on the southern outskirts of the town of al-Hawl in northern Syria, close to the Syria-Iraq border, which… Full Story |
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100,000 |
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Sudan
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Tunaydbah Refugee CampThe first group of refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region are welcomed by UNHCR staff at the Tunaydbah refugee camp, Sudan. © UNHCR This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR… Full Story |
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5,000 |
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Bolivia
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Migración Guayaramerín (Transit centre)Type: (Administrative) Custodial Authority: Not Available Management: Not Available Detains: Not Available |
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- - |
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Bangladesh
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Nayapara refugee campNayapara refugee camp (Bengali: নয়াপাড়া শরণার্থী শিবির) is a refugee camp in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. It is located next to the village of Dhumdumia and is inhabited… Full Story |
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77,000 |
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Bangladesh
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Kutupalong Refugee CampKutupalong refugee camp is the world's largest refugee camp. It is in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, inhabited mostly by Rohingya refugees that fled from ethnic and religious… Full Story |
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600,000 |
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Kenya
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IFO refugee CampIfo, the oldest of the five Dadaab camps, provides accommodation for refugees from over ten countries, although most are from Somalia. Like many of the camps on this list, Ifo is… Full Story |
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84,089 |
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Kenya
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Dagahaley refugee campDagahaley refugee camp, also part of the Dadaab complex, is the third-largest refugee camp in the world, with a population of nearly 90,000 people. Like Hagadera, the camp was… Full Story |
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87,223 |
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Kenya
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Hagadera Refugee CampThe second, third, and fourth-largest refugee camps in the world all belong to the Dadaab refugee complex in southeastern Kenya. Hagadera, the largest of the five camps (and the… Full Story |
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105,998 |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Thousands of Migrants Forced to Sleep Rough after Closure, Destruction of Bosnia CampThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) is stepping up its assistance to the thousands of migrants who will be sleeping rough tonight in Bosnia, which has become a… Full Story |
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3,000 |
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Kenya
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Kalobeyei SettlementThe 14-year project (2016-2030) is led by four thematic working groups and a development committee, and takes the Turkana CIDP (County Integrated Development Plan) as its basis.… Full Story |
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60,000 |
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Kenya
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Kakuma campThe camp is located on the outskirts of Kakuma town, which is the headquarters for Turkana West District of Turkana County. Kakuma camp and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement had a… Full Story |
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184,550 |
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Kenya
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Dadaab CAMPThe Dadaab refugee complex has a population of 218,873 registered refugees and asylum seekers as at the end of July 2020. Dadaab refugee complex consists of three camps. The… Full Story |
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218,873 |
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Algeria
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Sahrawi refugee campsThe Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, are a collection of refugee camps set up in the Tindouf Province, Algeria in 1975–76 for Sahrawi refugees fleeing from Moroccan… Full Story |
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- - |
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Sudan
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Um Rakuba refugee campJust over 50,000 Ethiopians have fled to Sudan to date, following escalating conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the Sudanese… Full Story |
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96,000 |
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Eritrea![Eritrean refugee children fetch water from a tap at Mai-Aini refugee camp near the Eritrean boarder in the Tigrai region in Ethiopia [File:Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2020-12/1BD48E8F-AB23-4AF9-BCEE-3573664873D5.jpeg?itok=Z17L1kP0)
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Mai-Aini refugee CampEritrean refugee children fetch water from a tap at Mai-Aini refugee camp near the Eritrean boarder in the Tigrai region in Ethiopia [File:Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] The Ethiopian… Full Story |
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100,000 |
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Syria
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Zaatari refugee campZaatari is a refugee camp in Jordan, located 10 kilometres east of Mafraq, which has gradually evolved into a permanent settlement; it is the world’s largest camp for Syrian… Full Story |
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78,908 |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Vucjak campBihac's two main refugee accommodation centers, Bira and Miral, were already bursting at the seams. In June this year, officials imposed a curfew to limit migrants' movements … Full Story |
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700 |
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Chad
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Breidjing CampBreidjing Camp is a refugee camp in Chad created in May 2004 for Sudanese refugees from Darfur. While they may be safe from attack in Chad, for many of the refugees the living… Full Story |
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43,000 |
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Nigeria
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NIGERIA VIOLENCE FORCES 23,000 REFUGEES INTO NIGER IN ONE MONTHThis is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.… Full Story |
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60,000 |
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Syria
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IDLIB: SURVIVING UNDER THE OLIVE GROVES OF ATMEHAtmeh hosts several clusters of tent cities near the Bab al-Hawa crossing with Turkey [Google Maps] It is the first day of Eid al-Fitr, an important feast for Muslims. But as we… Full Story |
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800,000 |
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Iraq
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ARBAT REFUGEE CAMP Open Primary tabs configuration options PRIMARY TABSRegion and State: Sulaymaniyah. KR - IraqSize of camp area: 300,000 m²Camp opened: by UNHCR on 25.08.2013Pattern in Population Change: Relocation from old Arbat transit camp. In… Full Story |
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5,200 |
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United States
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SOUTH TEXAS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CENTERThe South Texas Family Residential Center is the largest immigrant detention center in the United States. Opened in December 2014 in Dilley, Texas, it has a capacity of 2,400 and… Full Story |
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1,735 |
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Greece
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DOLCIA REFUGEE CAMPAnother very isolated and small camp that we have helped since August 2017. Over that time it has risen from about 120 to 150 people living in cramped conditions and miles from… Full Story |
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150 |
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Greece
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FILIPIADA CAMPThe Camp is located in the Northwest of Greece, around 4 km outside the town of Filippiada. It is of the main road leading to Ioannina, with lots of traffic. It is situated on a… Full Story |
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- - |
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Greece
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Oxfam: LESBOS REFUGEE CAMP FIREOn Tuesday 8 September, a huge fire engulfed Moria camp, Europe’s largest migrant camp on the island of Lesbos in Greece. It has completely destroyed the camp, leaving 12,000… Full Story |
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12,000 |
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Mexico
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REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS REACH MEXICO CITYJesús Martínez “Palillo” stadium: MEXICO CITY – As 68-year-old Antonio* and his young nephew walked home from work in Honduras, members of a street gang cornered them and… Full Story |
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450 |
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Mexico
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MIGRANT SHELTER IN TIJUANAA defunct nightclub in the south of the city now hosts the thousands of migrants who arrived in the two caravans from Central America.A collections of tents fills the courtyard… Full Story |
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2,001 |
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Peru
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ONE HUNDRED TEMPORARY HOUSING MODULES TO FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS IN PERUAfter the state of emergency was declared in several locations in the southern part of the country, the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS) has arranged to… Full Story |
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460 |
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Greece
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GREECE - Moria Refugee CampUN urges Greece to act as Moria refugee camp reaches 'boiling point' The UN refugee agency has urged Greece to move asylum seekers off Lesbos after the Victoria Derbyshire… Full Story |
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18,000 |
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