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Getting to know the High Commissioner
Jul 7,2017 | News and Events
Filippo Grandi is the 11th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He was elected by the UN General Assembly on 1 January 2016 to serve a five-year term, until 31 December 2020. Read More
Iraqis say militants gun down civilians escaping fighting in old Mosul, while thousands trapped there are used as human shields.
As Mosul battle rages, trapped residents face terror and hunger
Jul 5,2017 | News and Events
  HAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq – After his nephew was shot trying to flee the old city of Mosul, Abu Taha was trapped. Under the rule of armed extremists, just to be seen with a packed rucksack wa... Read More
Angelina Jolie calls for reflection on the “pain and suffering” of refugee children during a visit to a centre for adolescent girls in Nairobi on World Refugee Day.
In Kenya, UNHCR Special Envoy urges support for child refugees
Jun 27,2017 | News and Events
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UNHCR – WORLDWIDE RELEASE - GLOBAL TRENDS REPORT 2016
Jun 19,2017 | News and Events
UNHCR – WORLDWIDE RELEASE - GLOBAL TRENDS REPORT   GLOBAL TRENDS – KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE Read More
Commemorating World Refugee Day in Thailand: Praya and Kit in a Collaboration of Love
Jun 14,2017 | News and Events
BANGKOK, 14 June 2017 –The UN Refugee Agency commemorates World Refugee Day with a photo exhibition titled “Love is Boundless”. This special collaboration between UNHCR’s Goodw... Read More
UNHCR express gratitude towards the Royal Thai Government for their strong partnerships to help refugees and other people of concern
May 8,2017 | News and Events
BANGKOK, Thailand, May 5(UNHCR), The UN Refugee Agency warmly visited the Royal Thai Government and thank for their support in protection of refugees.  Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Representative,... Read More
Two years of fighting kept farmers from their fields. Now chronic hunger is forcing increasing numbers of people to make risky journeys in search of help.
War and Hunger Drive South Sudan Displacement
Apr 10,2017 | News and Events
Sitting on the swept dirt floor, 31 people who fled home after years of war left them with nothing to eat take turns chewing at the dry flesh of a palm nut. They are mostly mothers with young children... Read More
‘Breaking Point’ imminent: Government of Uganda, UNHCR say help for South Sudan refugee inflow urgently needed
Apr 10,2017 | News and Events
Joint statement on behalf of the Government of Uganda and UNHCR The Government of Uganda and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today jointly appealed to the international community for... Read More
Refugee crisis in South Sudan now world’s fastest growing
Apr 10,2017 | News and Events
Uganda and regional states are overwhelmed and in critical need of help.  GENEVA – Driven by fresh fighting, horrendous acts of violence and facing drought and famine, thousands of people a... Read More
Breaking Point’ imminent: Government of Uganda, UNHCR say help for South Sudan refugee inflow urgently needed
Apr 10,2017 | News and Events
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A four-year-old Syrian refugee stands barefoot outside her family’s shelter in an informal settlement in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. © UNHCR/Dalia Khamissy
UNHCR warns funding cuts threaten aid to Syrian refugees, hosts
Apr 5,2017 | News and Events
As a major international conference on Syria gets underway in Brussels, vital assistance for millions of refugees and the communities hosting them could face substantial cuts. GENEVA - As a major inte... Read More