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'A chance to do something meaningful': the refugee chefs feeding health workers →

April 21, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Despite facing personal hardship, a team of refugees has been delivering food to hospital staff in Malaysia’s capital during the coronavirus outbreak. THE GUARDIAN

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April 21, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
refugees, chefs, malaysia, coronavirus
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Refugees to the rescue? Germany taps migrant medics to battle virus →

March 31, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Germany, which has taken in about a million migrants, is hoping that some of the doctors among them will help tackle staffing crunch. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

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March 31, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
refugees, germany, doctors, coronavirus, covid-19
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How a new Sesame Street show is bringing Muppet magic to refugee camps →

February 11, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Three new Muppets, Basma, Jad, and Ma’zooza, will star in new show for the millions of children displaced across the Middle East. THE GUARDIAN

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February 11, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
sesame street, muppets, refugees, displaced children, middle east
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Uganda's refugee farmers sow seeds of change →

January 02, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

In Uganda, a developing country where land is still relatively plentiful, refugees are encouraged to build their own houses and use their gardens to grow food to supplement their rations. PLACE

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January 02, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
uganda, refugees, farmers, land use
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States pledge more than $3bln for refugees - UN →

December 19, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

States have pledged more than $3 billion to support refugees and about 50,000 resettlement places, the United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday at the end of a ministerial conference. REUTERS

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December 19, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
UN, refugees, resettlement
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U.N. honours activist who helped thousands of refugees return to Congo

September 20, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

In all, 850,000 Congolese have fled abroad and another 4.5 million have been forced from their homes by conflict, according to the United Nations. PLACE

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September 20, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
UN, congo, refugees, activism
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