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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Visionary Nigerian teacher wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
18 Sep 2017 -
Bangladesh: UNHCR emergency airlift lands in Dhaka as Rakhine crisis deepens
12 Sep 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Shelter urgently needed for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence
4 Sep 2017Officials warn of ‘true crisis’ as an estimated 73,000 Rohingya seek safety in already strained Bangladesh refugee camps.
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South Sudan refugees in Uganda pass 1 million mark
17 Aug 2017UNHCR renews call for help
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UNHCR seeks additional support to respond to the Nigeria situation
26 Jul 2017 -
Afghans dream of stepping out of the shadows with Pakistan ID scheme
21 Jul 2017Programme aims to provide up to one million undocumented Afghans with identity cards legalizing their stay in Pakistan.
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H&M Foundation joins hands with UNHCR to offer education for refugee children
10 Jul 2017Together, they help restore lost hopes by bringing refugee children in Uganda back to school.
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UNHCR seeing significant returns of internally displaced amid Syria’s continuing conflict
30 Jun 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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As Mosul battle rages, trapped residents face terror and hunger
27 Jun 2017Iraqis say militants gun down civilians escaping fighting in old Mosul, while thousands trapped there are used as human shields.
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Forced displacement worldwide at its highest in decades
20 Jun 2017UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report says an unprecedented 65.6 million people were uprooted from their homes by conflict and persecution at the end of 2016.