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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.