FAQ of Refugees

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Refugees fleeing South Sudan pass one million mark

News & Stories 16 Sep 2016
(L-R) President of the General Assembly #70 Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly #71 Peter Thomson, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, and UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi attend UNHCR #WithRefugees petition handover at UN General Assembly Hall at United Nations on September 16, 2016 in New York City. ; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today received a petition – #WithRefugees – from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, signed by more than 1.2 million people expressing solidarity with millions of people across the world driven from their homes by conflict and persecution. Taking receipt of the appeal at the UN General Assembly in New York, together with Assembly President Peter Thomson, Ban noted the global scope of support for refugees. The petition calls on representatives of the 193 governments attending the Summit to make sure all refugee children can go to school; that all refugees have a safe place to live and that all refugees can work and contribute to their local community.

UNHCR #WithRefugees petition heads to UN Secretary-General

News & Stories 16 Sep 2016
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Greek Volunteers share UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

News & Stories 6 Sep 2016