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65 years after landmark Convention, UNHCR calls for renewed action to prevent statelessness
Sixty-five years since the conclusion of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for renewed political commitment to ensure that everyone can enjoy the right to a nationality.
A school principal at 18: This teen helped build a school and hope for refugee children
When Abdullah Sarwari was 16 years old, he believed his education had come to an end.
His family had fled to Indonesia after years of displacement, joining thousands of refugees waiting for safety and a chance to rebuild their lives. But there was one devastating reality they hadn’t anticipated: refugee children in Indonesia could not attend public schools, and adults had no right to work.
Lebanon: More than 850,000 displaced return to areas of origin but crisis remains far from over
While the majority of people displaced by months of airstrikes and insecurity in Lebanon have returned to their areas of origin, many are faced with damaged homes, widespread destruction and a lack of essential services, with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warning that the displacement and humanitarian crisis is far from over.
Refugees in South Sudan face extreme hunger as funds run out
More than 650,000 refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan risk losing further access to lifesaving food, nutrition and other assistance due to critical funding shortfalls, leaving families who fled war and hunger with nowhere else to turn, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today.
UNHCR’s Salih urges global solidarity as Syria reaches pivotal moment for return and recovery
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih today called on the international community to rapidly scale up support to Syrians, saying the country stands at a critical juncture as growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced people return after years of conflict.
To mark 75 years of the Refugee Convention, 75 global voices unite with UNHCR to launch ‘The Promise’
As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention, at a time of record displacement and mounting pressure on asylum systems, 75 leading figures from across society have joined UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in launching The Promise, a global statement of solidarity with refugees.
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