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UNHCR calls for urgent international support to advance solutions for Sahel’s forcibly displaced
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UNHCR welcomes Brazil’s new national policy on refugees, migrants and stateless
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the adoption yesterday of a national policy in Brazil advancing the nationwide protection and support of vulnerable groups, including refugees.