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Angelina Jolie urges end to injustices that have driven nearly one million Rohingya into exile in Bangladesh

Feb 12,2019 | News and Events

Angelina Jolie urges end to injustices that have driven nearly one million Rohingya into exile in Bangladesh Visiting the world’s largest refugee settlement, UNHCR’s Special Envoy heard te... Read More

UNHCR welcomes Royal Thai Government’s commitment to release of detained children in Thailand

Jan 21,2019 | News and Events

UNHCR welcomes Royal Thai Government’s commitment to release of detained children in Thailand Read More

Storm flooding brings misery to Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Jan 17,2019 | News and Events

Storm flooding brings misery to Syrian refugees in Lebanon One dead and more than 11,000 affected by days of heavy rain and high winds from S Read More

UNHCR statement on Canada’s resettlement of Saudi national Rahaf Al-Qunun

Jan 12,2019 | News and Events

Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun at the UN building in Bangkok, before departing to the airport. © UNHCR/Khaled Ibrahim Read More

UNHCR staff continue to assess protection claim for Saudi asylum-seeker Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun

Jan 8,2019 | News and Events

Immediate Release: 8 January, 2019 UNHCR staff continue to assess protection claim for Saudi asylum-seeker Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun Read More

UNHCR statement on the situation of Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun at Bangkok airport

Jan 8,2019 | News and Events

The Thai authorities have granted UNHCR access to Saudi national, Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun, at Bangkok airport to assess her need for international refugee protection. UNHCR has been following develo... Read More