'We lost everything ... I just want her to live in safety'
Strength and courage shine through in these photos of refugees from around the world.
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People trafficking charges laid against NZ couple
The couple were charged for arranging the entry of two Bangladeshi nationals into NZ.
Opinion: Make room for people fleeing Burma
The new Government can show its credibility by taking more refugees from Burma.
English to PM: Be cautious on Manus Island
Bill English questions if Jacinda Ardern is making a show with her offer to help refugees.
Barnett: NZ can show what compassion looks like
COMMENT: For four years, what has New Zealand said about Australia selling human beings?
Won't back down: PM increases pressure on Aust
"We have grave concerns over the situation on Manus ... [and] Nauru"
Jacinda Ardern lashes Australia over Manus Island
"I see the human face of this and I see the need."
Hosking: Why we shouldn't take Manus Island refugees
Comment: Emotion and noise can overtake common sense and rules.
Thousands protest for refugees
UN human rights tells Australia to restore food, water, and health services to group.
Trump gets tough on Aussie refugee deal
Joe Hockey, Australia's ambassador to the United States, has reportedly met with two of the most powerful members of Donald Trump's administration.
Tech giants take on Trump's ban
Google has donated US$2 million ($2.75m) to refugee causes and hopes its employees will match the gift in response to Donald Trump's travel ban.
US could take Australian refugees: Kerry
The United States has agreed to consider taking refugees from Australian detention centres, Secretary of State John Kerry said at a press conference in New Zealand.
Brian Rudman: Revive the Tampa spirit
COMMENT: It's time to revive the Tampa spirit and rescue refugees our Australian neighbours have sent off to rot in hellish prison camps on remote islands.
Refugees keen to integrate
The call came last January when Tammam Tamim was at home with his family.
Who is Antonio Guterres?
The United Nations' next boss is a charismatic, former socialist prime minister who led the UN's refugee agency during one of its most difficult times.
Brian Rudman: Helping refugees - the least we can do
At the Istanbul Peace Summit last month, Prime Minister John Key rejected Turkish pleas for others to share the burden of the flood of refugees from the Iraqi-Syria bloodbath next door.
Hundreds of refugees feared dead
More than 200 boat people were missing early today after their overcrowded dinghies sank in the frigid waters of the Mediterranean.
World's deadliest route revealed
The UN's refugee agency has revealed "the most lethal route in the world" after a record number of deaths.
Syria: 650,000 refugees
More than half a million people fled Syria's civil war last year, and the UN says that number could double by the end of 2013.
At least six boatloads of refugees considered NZ
At least six boatloads of asylum seekers have considered heading for New Zealand in the past year, says Prime Minister John Key.
Key: NZ not immune to people-smuggling
NZ won't extend the number of refugees it accepts and needs to address the increasing risk of people-smuggling boats hitting our shores, says the PM.
Kindness kills when aid prolongs wars
Humanitarian help has become a huge industry, buffering corrupt regimes and perpetuating war, claims the author of a new book.