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Ukraine conflict creates largest European displacement crisis since Balkan Wars

Over one million Ukrainians driven from homes by conflict between separatists and Kiev government.

People at a gate in Buchenwald concentration camp, reading: 'To each his own'

Germany: Buchenwald concentration camp refuge plan for asylum seekers criticised

Plans reveal Nazi death camp will be used to house refugees in 'alarming' move.

UN calls for more support for Syrian refugees

The UN appealed for more support for Syrian refugees on Wednesday (January 14) after it launched the largest ever report examining their living conditions of refugee communities.

Rich countries are failing Syrian refugees, claims Brussels and charities

Rich countries should take 5% of 3 million Syrian refugees says charity

The Refugee Council: Britain has only taken in 90 people displaced by the Syria conflict

Coffins of victims from a shipwreck off Sicily are seen in a hangar of the Lampedusa airport

Britain Must Extend its Hand to Migrants Dying to Reach These Shores

Huge numbers of migrants are drowning every year, and its time we woke up to the dangers they face.

Isis Iraq News: UN Claims Fighting in Anbar's Hit Forces 180,000 People to Flee Towards War-Torn Cities

Thousands flee Islamic State advance towards Baghdad in western Anbar province.

Syria Civil War: UN Says Over 3 Million Refugees Have Fled Country into Surrounding Region

UNHCR says Syria is "biggest humanitarian emergency of our era".

Bulgaria Under Fire Over 'Anti-Refugee Fence'

Poorest EU country hopes razor-wire fence will end surge of asylum seekers.

Controversial Oranienplatz Berlin Refugee Camp Demolished

Refugees clash as asylum seekers' homes are torn down in Berlin

Sinabung Volcano Death Toll Reaches 16 as Concern of Refugee Uprising Rumbles

Disaster Agency spokesman says evacuees have become reliant on government aid.

South Sudan Conflict: Five Things You Should Know

Ethnic conflict in South Sudan has killed more than 1,000 and displaced half a million people.

South Sudan Refugees: 400,000 Displaced by Sectarian Warfare - In Pictures

Nearly half a million South Sudanese flee conflict in world's newest state.

South Sudan Conflict: Rebels and Army Steal Aid

Ban Ki-moon condemns government troops rebels for stealing food, medicines and vehicles.

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung Erupts 30 Times in 24 Hours

26,000 flee their homes as multiple volcanic eruptions throw lava and ash 5km into air.

Missing Nida Ul-Naseer: Desperation of Asylum Seekers Who Just Want to Learn

IBTimes UK investigates harsh reality of asylum system which leaves young people in limbo.

A child refugee from the northern province of Raqqa in Syria, reacts from the cold weather in a Syrian refugee camp beside the Lebanese border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley

Middle East Snowstorms Heap Misery on Syrian Refugees

Thousands of Syrian refugees at risk in freezing temperatures.

Syrian refugees are seen outside their tents set up by the U.N. at the Lebanese border town of Arsal, in the eastern Bekaa Valley

Lebanon Landowner Family Burns Down Syrian Refugee Campsite over Rape Claim

Rape allegation centring on mentally disabled villager used as excuse to clear squatter refugees.

People take refuge in a Catholic church converted to a disaster relief centre in Tacloban City.

Typhoon 'Yolanda' Haiyan: Half a Million Left Homeless in Philippines

Scale of relief effort now needed "overwhelming", says interior minister.

French police are attempting to clear the protesters in Calais. Credit: Stop Deportations

Calais: Syrian Asylum-Seekers Threaten to Jump Off Building After French Police Raid

Occupation of ferry footbridge in Calais gets dramatic after two Syrians threaten suicide

Syria Civil War: Aleppo Water Supplies Cut as Fighting Escalates

Neighbourhoods of Midan, Suleimaniyeh and Aziziyeh are left without drinking water after major pipeline is damaged.

Actress Angelina Jolie visits the Green Zone in Baghdad

Angelina Jolie in New Role: Appointed Special Envoy for United Nations

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who has long been the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), will take on a new role - a Special Envoy for large-scale crises causing civilians to flee homelands.

Turkish sweep for mines near border with Syria

Syria Fires at Turkish Refugees Even as Truce Deadline Looms

The rebels, refusing to recognise the Syrian regime, said they would not provide any written guarantee on laying down arms as sought by the government.