News Stories
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Needs of displaced Marawi residents underscored on World Refugee Day
21 Jun 2018To bring the commemoration of World Refugee Day closer to our persons of concern, UNHCR distributed core relief items to some 300 families in Marawi City.
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Forced displacement above 68m, new global deal on refugees critical
19 Jun 2018Across all countries, one in every 110 persons is someone displaced.
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Angelina Jolie visits Mosul, urges world not to forget the people of the city
16 Jun 2018UNHCR Special Envoy meets families who survived years of terror and displacement and who are now striving to rebuild their homes and lives.
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First monsoons sweep Bangladesh refugee settlements amid ongoing emergency response
13 Jun 2018Torrential rains and winds up to 70 kilometers per hour caused at least 89 reported incidents, including 37 landslide incidents, causing several injuries and one confirmed fatality – a child. Nearly 2,500 refugee families, some 11,000 people in all, are affected.
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UNHCR and UNDP agree on text of MoU with Myanmar to support the creation of conditions for the return of Rohingya refugees
6 Jun 2018This tripartite Memorandum will establish a framework for cooperation aimed at creating the conditions conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their places of origin or of their choosing.
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States, UN, partners in new joint push to help people displaced in their own countries
18 Apr 2018Joint press release by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of IDPs, and UNHCR.
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Bangladesh and UNHCR agree on voluntary returns framework for when refugees decide conditions are right
13 Apr 2018For the hospitality, protection, and assistance provided to those refugees, UNHCR would like to extend its sincere thanks to the Government and people of Bangladesh.
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UNHCR expresses alarm at escalating Syria humanitarian needs
10 Apr 2018This 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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UNHCR Ambassador Cate Blanchett warns of “race against time” to protect Rohingya refugees from monsoon rains
21 Mar 2018Blanchett calls for increased international support for Rohingya refugees and host communities.
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Fierce fighting in Eastern Ghouta, rural Damascus, and Afrin causes massive new displacement of Syrian civilians
20 Mar 2018This 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.