News
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, news 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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Displacement wave expected if Mosul, Hawiga fighting intensifies
3 Feb 2017Agency steps up plans to respond to expected spike in numbers fleeing renewed fighting.
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UNHCR Alarmed at Impact of U.S. Refugee Program Suspension
30 Jan 2017UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is deeply worried by the uncertainty facing thousands of refugees around the world who are in the process of being resettled to the United States.
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Joint IOM-UNHCR Statement on President Trump’s Refugee Order
28 Jan 2017We strongly believe that refugees should receive equal treatment for protection and assistance, and opportunities for resettlement, regardless of their religion, nationality or race.
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H&M Foundation donates $3.3 million for education for refugee children
24 Jan 2017A global campaign by non-profit H&M Foundation has generated $3.3 million to support UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in its work to provide education for refugee children.
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East Aleppo residents tell of horror, cold and hunger
16 Dec 2016As they find safety in west Aleppo, displaced residents from the devastated east of the city describe the violence and shortages that led them to run for their lives.
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Millions of “Children on the Move” are in need of help
25 Nov 2016Your support will address the education needs of refugee children by giving them knowledge, skills, ideas, hopes and dreams.
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Frequently asked questions on climate change and disaster displacement
6 Nov 2016Displacement linked to climate change is not a future hypothetical – it’s a current reality.
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UNHCR opens new camp amid spike in Mosul displacement
4 Nov 2016Hasansham camp opens following largest displacement since start of Mosul offensive, as 8,000 men, women and children flee frontlines in past 24 hours.
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Education for refugee children focus of new H&M Foundation campaign
3 Nov 2016Refugee children will benefit from school supplies under a global campaign launched today by non-profit H&M Foundation in support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
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Families fleeing Mosul assault find safety in Iraq, Syria
26 Oct 2016Across the region, UNHCR is stepping up its preparations to receive those displaced by the fighting to retake Iraq’s second city.