Press releases and news comments
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Forced displacement above 68m in 2017, new global deal on refugees critical
19 Jun 2018 -
UNHCR urges family unity at southern US border
18 Jun 2018 -
UNHCR warns against repeat of Aquarius disembarkation standoff as boat arrives in Spain
17 Jun 2018 -
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie at Domiz refugee camp in Iraq
17 Jun 2018 -
Angelina Jolie visits Mosul, urges world not to forget the people of the city and warns of the danger of delay in reconstruction and recovery
16 Jun 2018 UNHCR Special Envoy meets families who survived years of terror and displacement and who are now striving to rebuild their homes and lives. -
Spokesperson's comment on Lebanon
12 Jun 2018 In response to questions UNHCR has been receiving on the situation in Lebanon and last week's remarks by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, UNHCR's spokesperson Andrej Mahecic has the following comment: -
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Grandi urges fair and coherent approach to European asylum policies
12 Jun 2018 -
UNHCR: Bring Aquarius passengers to land, deal with wider issues later
11 Jun 2018 News Comment from UNHCR's Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean Vincent Cochetel -
UN High Commissioner for Refugees welcomes Spain's decision to allow Aquarius to dock
11 Jun 2018