News & Stories
Read the current and archived releases from UNHCR – we provide a wide range of information about the UN Refugee Agency’s activities, including updates from news conference, stories by our staff written from some of the world’s most remote locations, etc. At the same time, do not miss what is happening next to you – in Hong Kong. Please visit this page regularly.
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The man who changes lives
23 Jun 2016A Turkish entrepreneur provides Syrian refugees with shelter and food, and helps them clear the bureaucratic hurdles to obtain work permits.
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Emergency Ecuador’s Earthquake Appeal
21 Apr 2016We urgently need your help to fund HKD7.8 million of lifesaving items to support survivors.
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A year after Nepal quake, villagers rebuild from the ruins
20 Apr 2016Following the earthquake, the UN Refugee Agency distributed 42,000 tarpaulins to nearly 210,000 displaced people. Additional aid included 8,000 solar lamps and 175 temporary schools.
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UNHCR to launch emergency airlift from Copenhagen for Ecuador earthquake
19 Apr 2016UNHCR is committed to helping Ecuador and its people with support for refugee and host community populations.
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UNHCR on EU-Turkey deal: Asylum safeguards must prevail in implementation
19 Mar 2016UNHCR notes today’s agreement between the European Union and Turkey on the situation of refugees and migrants seeking to make their way to Europe.
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Syria conflict at 5 years: Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt at a press conference
18 Mar 2016We can do the right thing by refugees and build a more secure international environment. We can build order out of chaos.
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Syria conflict at 5 years
17 Mar 2016The crisis in Syria is the largest humanitarian operation in history. After 5 years of conflict, refugees fleeing conflict have greater challenges to finding safety and Syrian children are losing their childhood.
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UNHCR, UNICEF launch plan to protect refugee women and children
26 Feb 2016UNHCR and its sister agency announced they were scaling up 20 Child and Family Protection Support Hubs, known as “Blue Dots,” along the most frequently used migration routes in Europe.
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Aiming for the skies, refugee girl must first finish school
11 Feb 2016Nyahok (centre) attends primary school in the refugee camp in Gambella, Ethiopia.
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Despite war at home, more Syrian refugees return from Iraq
8 Feb 2016Syrian refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq load their luggage on to a boat on the Tigris River to return home to their war-torn country.