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Support for internally displaced people needs to be 'urgently stepped up'
UNHCR's Sumbul Rizvi reflects on why the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement remain so important, especially amid new dangers posed by coronavirus.
Refugee call centre fills gap amid Lebanon's coronavirus shutdown
With most face-to-face humanitarian programmes now on hold, region's largest call centre offers vital support to struggling refugees during COVID-19 lockdown.
Drawing on Ebola lessons to protect Tanzania camps from coronavirus
Public health officer Miata Tubee Johnson brings her experience tackling the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in Liberia to fight COVID-19 in Tanzania.
Refugees offer medical experience to help tackle coronavirus crisis in France
Doctors from Libya and Somalia are among refugee medics joining the battle to fight COVID-19 and save lives.
Live blog: Refugees in the COVID-19 crisis
These are some of the ways that UNHCR staff, people forced to flee and supporters around the globe are taking action to stay smart, stay safe and stay kind.
This week in the UK: Syrian refugee helps NHS; community sponsorship looks ahead; food hubs
Across the country people are delivering for those who are vulnerable.
Refugee nurse on the front line against coronavirus in Iran
After earning a nursing degree on a UNHCR scholarship, Iraqi nurse Moheyman is working tirelessly to assist Iranians and fellow refugees in current COVID-19 crisis.
Scouts take refugee solidarity online during coronavirus crisis
The worldwide movement of Scouts has long supported UNHCR. Now that support is being renewed and deepened, even in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.
UNHCR expresses alarm over insecurity in Burkina Faso
Attacks by armed groups force Malian refugees to leave camp and return home while coronavirus adds new element of insecurity to Sahel crisis