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Before the distribution, a local government official tests how effective a UNHCR solar lantern is.
UNHCR shines a beacon of hope on a devastated corner of Japan
Apr 5,2011 | News and Events
TOKYO, Japan, April 1 (UNHCR) When Shinji Kubo joined UNHCR 18 years ago, he dreamed of helping refugees around the world. "I never thought I would be back in my hometown, helping my neighbours... Read More
Asylum applications lodged in 44 industrialized countries, 2001-2010
Asylum-seeker numbers nearly halved in last decade, says UNHCR
Mar 30,2011 | News and Events
GENEVA, March 28 (UNHCR) – New figures compiled by the UN refugee agency have shown a dramatic fall in the number of asylum-seekers in the industrialized world over the last 10 years. On Mon... Read More
Legal Reform on Statelessness in Thailand
Mar 22,2011 | News and Events
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in partnerships with Office of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand organised a panel discussion on the legal reform on statelessnes... Read More
Rifaat Jasmin has been working at the Hilton Baltimore for three months. Formerly an employee at the American embassy in Iraq, he was brought to the US after receiving death threats.
Baltimore hotel welcomes refugees - as employees
Mar 16,2011 | News and Events
BALTIMORE, United States, February 18 (UNHCR) – Less than two years after it began, a programme to provide jobs and career opportunities to refugees resettled to Baltimore, has earned the US c... Read More
Thousands of people wait in no man's land in the hope of crossing into Tunisia from Libya at the Ras Djir crossing.
UNHCR seeks mass evacuation for foreigners at Tunisia-Libya border
Mar 4,2011 | News and Events
ENEVA, March 2 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have called on the international community to urgently help with a massive evacuation to t... Read More
Civilians wait to be processed and interviewed after fleeing to Tunisia to escape the violence in Libya.
UNHCR urges support for Tunisia and Egypt as thousands flee Libya
Feb 28,2011 | News and Events
GENEVA, February 25 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Friday called on the international community to provide substantial humanitarian support for Tunisia and Egypt as the two North African countries... Read More
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway enters the atrium of UNHCR headquarters in Geneva with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres.
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits UNHCR headquarters
Feb 7,2011 | News and Events
GENEVA, January 31 (UNHCR) – Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit on Monday paid an official visit to UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, where High Commissioner for Refugees António Guter... Read More
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva in Kharaz refugee camp.
High Commissioner Guterres seeks stepped up access and aid for Yemen
Jan 27,2011 | News and Events
SANA'A, Yemen, January 17 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for refugees António Guterres has appealed to the government of Yemen and al-Houthi armed movement to persevere in efforts t... Read More
Refugees from Côte d'Ivoire board a UNHCR truck.
UNHCR to set up refugee camp in Liberia as Ivorians continue to flee
Jan 10,2011 | News and Events
MONROVIA, Liberia, December 31 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency said on Friday that it will establish a camp in Liberia to shelter the more than 18,000 refugees who have fled from neighbouring... Read More
Helping Vietnamese refugees was one of the major challenges for UNHCR during its first 60 years. This boat was photographed just off the Malaysian coast in December 1978.
60th Anniversary: UNHCR marks landmark with appeal for renewed commitment to helping the world's forcibly displaced
Dec 22,2010 | News and Events
GENEVA, December 14 (UNHCR) – The head of the UN refugee agency, António Guterres, marked the 60th anniversary Tuesday of the organization he heads by appealing for strengthened global impetus in tack... Read More
A refugee helps put up a UNHCR tent in the Cameroon. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the largest recipient of UNHCR assistance.
Donors pledge a record US$576.5 million to UNHCR for next year
Dec 22,2010 | News and Events
GENEVA, December 7 (UNHCR) – Donor governments today pledged almost US$600 million for the UN refugee agency's operations next year in helping forcibly displaced and stateless people worldwide. The US... Read More