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Freed from Boko Haram, Nigerians still need help
Some children are malnourished and many families have nowhere safe to sleep amid lack of basic supplies and services in areas recaptured from insurgents.
UNHCR's Volker Türk says solidarity 'essential' to refugee protection
Addressing UNHCR's annual Executive Committee meeting, protection chief highlights the need for multilateralism to protect refugees effectively.
Greek volunteers receive UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
Joint winners the Hellenic Rescue Team and Efi Latsoudi of PIKPA village on Lesvos presented with humanitarian award at ceremony in Geneva.
UN chiefs call for greater solidarity with forcibly displaced
Speaking at UNHCR's annual Executive Committee meeting, UN leaders urge countries to transcend national interests to curb large-scale suffering.
Q&A: The New York Declaration is a 'once in a lifetime chance' for refugees
UNHCR's protection chief, Volker Türk, says commitments adopted at UN Summit will revolutionize the international community's engagement with refugees and migrants.
100,000 fearful civilians trapped in South Sudan town
Civilians seeking safety from raids flee to Yei, joining tens of thousands there with no means to leave as military operations continue.
Survivors tell of fights over lifejackets as boat flipped off Egypt
In interviews with UNHCR, survivors recall their horror as a trawler that smugglers packed with up to 500 people capsized, claiming at least 202 lives.
As Mosul offensive approaches, UNHCR planning intensifies
At least 700,000 residents from Iraq's second city and surrounding areas will need urgent assistance in the form of food, shelter water and medical support.
Talk, or the water will break your heart
Volunteers for 2016 Nansen Refugee Award winners Hellenic Rescue Team share their experience of a traumatic year.