News Releases
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UNHCR expands support to refugees and host communities in Brazil as COVID-19 takes its toll
UNHCR is stepping up efforts in Brazil to refugees and migrants as the Latin American country battles the COVID-19 pandemic.
Refugee health workers lead COVID-19 battle in Bangladesh camps
Trained community health workers in Bangladesh – all of them Rohingya refugees – refer suspected COVID-19 patients in the settlements for testing and care.
UNHCR calls on Poland to ensure access for people seeking asylum
UNHCR calls on the Government of Poland to ensure that people who wish to seek international protection have access to territory and asylum.
US$20 million for Sahel drive to curb COVID-19
The agreement enables a critical USD 20 million COVID-19 pandemic response across the five countries of the Sahel region.
Young artists drew a world where kindness defeats COVID-19 – We animated it
UNHCR asked youth to draw in solidarity with refugees amid the pandemic. We received 2,000 drawings from 100 countries, and brought them to life.
Winners announced for UNHCR Youth with Refugees Art Contest
UNHCR announced the winners of its first-ever Youth with Refugees Art Contest. More than 2,000 participants from 100 countries submitted drawings.
Afghan doctor helps refugees fight COVID-19, one phone call at a time
Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran, Afghan refugee Fezzeh Hosseini has been working tirelessly to help local and Afghan patients.
‘With this law, I will finally get a sense of how it is to exist’
A new statelessness determination procedure in Ukraine gives stateless people without identity documents the right to work, study and access health care.
UNHCR welcomes new Ukrainian statelessness law set to end legal limbo for thousands
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes a new statelessness law in Ukraine which came into effect this week. It iwill help those who are stateless.
UNHCR helps re-open health centre during lockdown in Libya
With new equipment and training, the facility in Libya provides free healthcare and protection services to a population of 30,000.
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