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GENEVA, June 20 (UNHCR) - Across the world millions marked World Refugee Day on Saturday with joyful and celebratory events in sharp contrast to gloomy statistics showing spiralling global conflict ...

Dan Florin called World Refugee Day one of his favorite times of the year. “Today’s a day of celebration,” said Florin, CEO of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. “Today we ...

Temple Terrace United Methodist Church back to school donation table. Photo by Leah Burdick At the Temple Terrace United Methodist Church, community organizations and faith communities gathered ...

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The second annual “Walk a Mile in a Refugee’s Shoes” simulation event took place Thursday afternoon on the University of Arizona Mall. The International Rescue Committee, We Are All America and the UA ...

EVERETT — About 6,000 refugees have arrived in Snohomish County since January, according to Refugee and Immigrant Services Northwest Executive Director Van Dinh-Kuno. “In the normal year, we receive ...

Members of Amaneceres de Mexico twirled their skirts in bright swirls of color Friday on the stage outside the downtown Allen County Public Library. The audience, shaded under a white tent, erupted ...

JERRY, THE NIGHT STARTED OFF WITH DINNER AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS WHERE THEY SHARED THEIR OWN PERSONAL STORIES, WHERE THEY FLED THEIR COUNTRIES. THAT’S WHERE I MET FATIMA MOUSSA. I GOT HOME, THEY FOUND ME ...

We’ve all seen the heart-wrenching stories on the television news shows for many month now, stories of Syrians fleeing their homeland on foot and by boat in the hopes of escaping the violence and ...