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Ukraine. High Commissioner visits missile-hit Dnipro during country visit

UNHCR's Grandi 'appalled' by destruction after six-day Ukraine visit

27 January 2023

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi greets Sofia, an 8-year-old Ukrainian refugee, at Căușeni community centre in Moldova.

News Comment: UNHCR's Grandi praises Moldova's role in supporting Ukrainian refugees

21 January 2023

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Una voluntaria afgana participa en un proyecto educativo apoyado por ACNUR en Jalalabad, Afganistán.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls to reverse ban of women humanitarian workers in Afghanistan

29 December 2022

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UNHCR welcomes Indonesia's act of humanity, saving desperate human lives adrift at sea

27 December 2022

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UNHCR urges States to act now to save lives in the Andaman Sea

23 December 2022

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Un niño en el barrio de Rosalinda, en Tegucigalpa, Honduras, conocido por sus altos índices de criminalidad.

UNHCR welcomes new legislation to address internal displacement in Honduras

22 December 2022

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Filippo Grandi, Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados, se entrevistó con emprendedores refugiados y migrantes en Guayaquil, Ecuador.

With a fifth of the world's forcibly displaced in the Americas, UNHCR's Grandi calls for urgent solutions

19 December 2022

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News Comment: UNHCR notes UK High Court judgement on transfer of asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda

19 December 2022

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UNHCR warns delays in rescue in Andaman Sea and Strait of Malacca are costing human lives

16 December 2022

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En junio de 2014, Angelina Jolie, Enviada Especial de ACNUR, conoció a Baw Meh, una refugiada de Myanmar (del pueblo Karen o Kayin) en el campamento de refugiados de Ban Mai Nai Soi, en Tailandia.

Joint Statement by UNHCR and Angelina Jolie

16 December 2022

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UNHCR appeals to UK to uphold its international legal obligations

13 December 2022

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En 2019, Serafina, una refugiada de Burundi en el asentamiento de Kalobeyei, en Kenya, abrió un puesto de vegetales con una subvención otorgada por socios de ACNUR del sector privado.

New IFC and UNHCR initiative to boost private sector engagement for refugees and their host communities

9 December 2022

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High Commissioner Filippo Grandi during an interview on the border between Moldova and Ukraine