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Mosul offensive triggers growing displacement in Iraq
As a military offensive to retake Iraq's second city gathers momentum, UNHCR prepares to assist hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people.
UNHCR welcomes new support for refugees at Leaders' Summit
UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi welcomes significant new backing from the UN Leaders' Summit on Refugees to improve protection and solutions for the forcibly displaced.
Over 300,000 refugees and migrants cross Med so far in 2016
Numbers crossing sea to Europe in first nine months of 2016 are down on last year, but higher than whole of 2014.
UN Summit commits to protect refugee, migrant rights
UN General Assembly Summit for Refugees and Migrants adopts key commitments to safeguard those on the move.
UNHCR airlifts aid to Uganda as thousands arrive from South Sudan
Thousands of refugees fleeing violence and human rights violations in South Sudan benefit from major aid operation.
Refugees chief meets Pope Francis to discuss global displacement crisis
Filippo Grandi expressed deep appreciation for the Pope's advocacy and efforts to bring attention to refugees and internally displaced people.
Refugees fleeing South Sudan pass one million mark
With this milestone, South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as countries which have produced more than a million refugees.
UNHCR #WithRefugees petition heads to UN Secretary-General
With over 1.3 million signatures, the petition will be handed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and General Assembly President Peter Thomson in New York.
UN Secretary-General receives UNHCR #WithRefugees petition
UNHCR chief hands #WithRefugees petition with more than 1.2 million signatures to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the UN General Assembly in New York.