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Conference on Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response 22 October 2020
22 Oct 2020Joint Closing Announcement by Co-Hosts
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UNHCR calls for solidarity, support and solutions for Rohingya refugees ahead of an urgent donor conference
20 Oct 2020This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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COVID-19 inducing ‘widespread despair’ among refugees, UNHCR appeals for urgent support for mental health
10 Oct 2020The consequences of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, deteriorating socio-economic conditions, protracted displacement and the critical shortfall in solutions to displacement are leading to widespread despair among refugees, warns UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency today. Joining the World Health Organization in observing World Mental Health Day today, UNHCR is urging the […]
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UN Refugee Agency lauds House of Representatives’ approval of bill recognizing foundlings as Filipinos
9 Oct 2020UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the House of Representatives’ approval on third reading of the Foundling Welfare Act, a crucial piece of legislation that would allow foundlings—a population recognized by the Philippines as at risk of statelessness—to be recognized as Filipino citizens and allow access to government programs and […]
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UNHCR’s Gillian Triggs warns COVID-19 severely testing refugee protection
7 Oct 2020International standards of refugee protection have been severely tested in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s, international protection chief said today. In a key annual address to UNHCR’s annual Executive Committee meeting in Geneva, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs, said measures enacted […]
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Impact Report: COVID-19 Response in the Philippines
30 Sep 2020In the past six months, UNHCR has mobilized quickly to support the government-led response to COVID-19 in the Philippines. Help us continue to deliver sustainable & vital services including health, water, sanitation and hygiene to many more forcibly displaced families.
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UNHCR welcomes Philippines’ commitment to protect Rohingya
23 Sep 2020UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Philippine Government’s expression of willingness to accept refugees and forcibly displaced people, including Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, during President Rodrigo Duterte’s address to the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September.
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Seven-month ordeal at sea takes toll on Rohingya refugees in Indonesia
15 Sep 2020This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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2 Billion Kilometers to Safety
4 Sep 2020The 2 Billion Kilometers to Safety campaign is now entering a new phase. Check back soon for an exciting new challenge that supports refugees.
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UNHCR Report: Coronavirus a dire threat to refugee education – half of the world’s refugee children out of school.
3 Sep 2020The data in the report is based on the gross enrolment figures from the 2019 school cycle.