News Archives
Read the current and archived releases from UNHCR – we provide a wide range of information about the UN Refugee Agency’s activities, including updates from news conference, news by our staff written from some of the world’s most remote locations, etc. At the same time, do not miss what is happening next to you – in Hong Kong. Please visit this page regularly.
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UN convoy supports vulnerable, displaced people in Rukban
28 Feb 2019The United Nations with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent are carrying out the largest humanitarian convoy to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to the people at Rukban makeshift settlement.
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UNHCR’s new 2 Billion Kilometres to Safety campaign invites the public to step in solidarity with refugees
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Storm flooding brings misery to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
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South Sudan: When Bullets Fly
7 Jan 2019There is no time to think when gunfire erupts. Especially when you are a 12-year-old child.
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UNHCR says stabilizing ‘caravan’ situation urgently important
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UNHCR dispatches over 1,300 emergency tents for families displaced by Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
19 Oct 2018The UN refugee agency also calls for funds to aid survivors of the disaster
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South Sudanese surgeon wins 2018 Nansen Refugee Award
1 Oct 2018Evan Atar Adaha is honoured for his outstanding 20-year commitment in providing medical services to people forced to flee conflict.
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Refugee speakers steal show at historic TEDx event
11 Jul 2018Tens of thousands tune in to first ever TEDx in a refugee camp.
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‘In all my life, I’ve not known even five minutes of peace’
10 Jul 2018Four generations of a Rohingya refugee family describe how statelessness has clouded their lives – and their hopes of returning to Myanmar.
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Forced Displacement above 68 Million in 2017, New Global Deal on Refugees Critical
19 Jun 2018Displacement occurred at a rate of one person every 2 seconds