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Imagine a war or famine broke out in your country and you were forced to flee your home with nothing but what you could carry on your back. Refugees are often poor and hungry, having been stripped of just about everything except what they can carry. They are driven from their former homes, often because of war, genocide, or some other horrid conflict in their country.
Perhaps a better question than "What do you think of when you hear the word refugee" is "Who do you think of when you hear the word refugee?" Do you know anyone who is or was a refugee? Many refugees from around the world are seeking asylum in other countries. By connecting with the people who are refugees, we extend radical welcome and extraordinary hospitality and thereby help make a difficult situation a little easier.
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Hunger fears grow amid mass Sudan exodus
6/28/2010 [BBC]
Thousands of Sudanese are being forced to leave their homes and walk for days into an area already severely affected by food shortages.
Uganda reburies Lake Victoria's Rwanda genocide victims
6/25/2010 [BBC]
The last of three ceremonies to rebury victims of Rwanda's 1994 genocide who were washed up on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda has taken place.
Concern over refugees grows as calm falls on Kyrgyzstan
6/16/2010 [CNN]
Osh, Kyrgyzstan (CNN) -- Life in this embattled country's second-largest city appeared calm Tuesday even as concerns over the plight of refugees grew.
