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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1 per cent of humanity displaced: UNHCR Global Trends report
19 Jun 2020UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today appealing to countries worldwide to do far more to find homes for millions of refugees and others displaced by conflict, persecution or events seriously disturbing public order.
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UN humanitarian leaders highlight urgent need to sustain support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
21 May 2020Joint UNHCR/IOM/OCHA Press Release
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‘If COVID-19 arrives in the camp, it will be devastating’
21 May 2020Rohingya refugee Saidul Hoque describes how life in the refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar has changed since a lockdown started to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
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Sony provides the first major corporate contribution to UNHCR’s COVID-19 appeal
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Refugees offer medical experience to help tackle coronavirus crisis in France
5 May 2020Doctors from Libya and Somalia are among refugee medics joining the battle to fight COVID-19 and save lives.
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UNHCR’s global approach to COVID-19: Saving lives and preventing spread
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Helping Families Fleeing Climate Disasters
30 Apr 2020 -
With You Newsletter 2020 Issue 1: Message from Representative of China
23 Apr 2020 -
Q&A: Access to health services is key to halting COVID-19 and saving refugee lives
16 Apr 2020UNHCR’s leading public health expert says prevention and inclusion must be at the heart of the response for displaced people, especially in areas with weak health services.
By Jonathan Clayton in Geneva | 27 March 2020 | Español | Français | عربي
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UNHCR seeks US$255 million to respond to COVID-19 outbreak
8 Apr 2020As the coronavirus pandemic accelerates, claiming thousands of lives each day, those at greatest risk include some 70 million children, women and men uprooted by war and persecution.