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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Art therapy helps a boy who fled war keep the nightmares at bay
10 Oct 2016Conflict in Colombia killed Miguel’s* grandmother and drove his family into exile. Now therapy in Montreal helps him manage fear and anxiety.
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Freed from Boko Haram, Nigerians still need help
7 Oct 2016Some children are malnourished and many families have nowhere safe to sleep amid lack of basic supplies and services in areas recaptured from insurgents.
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UN refugee chief highlights key role for peacemakers
7 Oct 2016Filippo Grandi congratulates Colombian President on Nobel Peace Prize win and welcomes recommendation of António Guterres to role as world’s top peacemaker.
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UN chiefs call for greater solidarity with forcibly displaced
3 Oct 2016Speaking at UNHCR’s annual Executive Committee meeting, UN leaders urge countries to transcend national interests to curb large-scale suffering.
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Refugees fleeing South Sudan pass one million mark
16 Sep 2016With this milestone, South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as countries which have produced more than a million refugees.
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UNHCR #WithRefugees petition heads to UN Secretary-General
16 Sep 2016United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accepted a 1.3 million signature-strong petition that expressed solidarity with millions of refugees.
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UNHCR reports crisis in refugee education
15 Sep 2016In a report released today (15/9), the UN Refugee Agency says more than half of the 6 million school-age children under its mandate have no school to go to.
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Greek Volunteers share UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
6 Sep 2016The Hellenic Rescue Team and Efi Latsoudi of “PIKPA village” on Lesvos joint winners of humanitarian honour
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Displaced athletes to make historic debut at Paralympic Games in Rio
5 Sep 2016For the first time, a team of refugee athletes with disabilities will compete on the world stage.
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Funding lags as more flee South Sudan
19 Aug 2016“Funding shortages will further disadvantage (those) who need urgent sustained support to overcome trauma.”