News Stories
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In Bangladesh, focus turns to family counting as refugee help needs mount
13 Oct 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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UNHCR readies aid amid fresh refugee surge in Bangladesh
10 Oct 2017UNHCR is rushing relief supplies to the border areas amid reports that an estimated 10,000 Rohingya refugees crossed into Bangladesh on Monday.
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UNHCR’s Volker Turk warns of threats to global asylum environment in key address
6 Oct 2017Some in power are disregarding the tradition that asylum is a humanitarian, non-political act, he said. Some politicians have cast aside humanity in favour of short-term political gains, arguing that they were acting in defence of the liberty, security, and safety of their citizenry.
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UNHCR in USD 84 million appeal for refugee crisis in Bangladesh
6 Oct 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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Millions of refugees at risk in the Middle East as winter funds dwindle
3 Oct 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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UNHCR saddened by reports of refugees drowning in the Bay of Bengal
29 Sep 2017UNHCR mobilized ambulances, police and medical authorities to respond to a tragedy in the Bay of Bengal where 14 Rohingya refugees were reported to have drowned.
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As new arrivals top half a million in Bangladesh, UNHCR getting ever more refugees into shelter
29 Sep 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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UNHCR chief calls for stepped-up support for Rohingya refugees, thanks Bangladesh for keeping borders open
26 Sep 2017UNHCR Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi visited the area around Cox’s Bazar, where the UN Refugee Agency has been supporting the government in running two official camps since 1992.
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UNHCR scales up delivery of aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
22 Sep 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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Mud and rain worsen plight for Rohingya refugees
21 Sep 2017Thousands of Rohingya refugees living in an informal settlement in Bangladesh need shelter, food and water.