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Central American refugees and migrants reach Mexico City
Children, pregnant women, LGBTI and elderly people are among those identified by UNHCR as in need of international protection.
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Aid convoy offers brief respite for Syrians at Jordan border
Joint UN-Syrian Red Crescent operation brings aid to 50,000 Syrians trapped in dire conditions, as UNHCR calls for full access until lasting solution found.
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UN Refugee Chief urges states to support fairer response to refugee crises
At UN General Assembly, Filippo Grandi called on member states to get behind a new global compact on refugees.
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Polish city gives Syrian poet peace and space to speak out
Poet Kholoud Charaf is using a two-year residency in Kraków to highlight the suffering of those forced to flee the conflict in her homeland.
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Tents bring Indonesia quake survivors out of the rain
UNHCR delivery gives shelter to some 10,000 children, women and men who lost homes when a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi last month.
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Syrian duo teaches French schoolchildren how to get rapping
A workshop by the duo Refugees of Rap opens new horizons for pupils at a school in northern France.
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UNHCR cash provides lifeline for Yemeni war displaced
Distribution of US$33 million so far this year is helping 150,000 people pay for food, shelter and medicine.
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Lone children among most vulnerable in human 'caravan'
UNHCR is providing shelter, food and other assistance to Honduran refugees and migrants in Guatemala and southern Mexico.
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Angelina Jolie calls for more international support for Venezuelan refugees in Peru
The UNHCR Special Envoy visits Peru to assess the humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and their hosts.