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Public health response in Rohingya refugee settlements on alert as first coronavirus case confirmed
UNHCR, and partner organizations have further intensified their COVID-19 response in the Rohingya refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh.
Venezuelan counsellors offer fellow refugees ‘psychological first aid’
In Peru, Venezuelan mental health professionals are reaching out to the diaspora with remote sessions to help them cope in the coronavirus pandemic.
UNHCR urges prioritization of mental health support in coronavirus response
The consequences of coronavirus are taking a huge toll on the mental health of refugees, displaced and stateless people, UNHCR is warning today.
Coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on displaced Venezuelans
COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have taken a heavy toll on Venezuelan refugees and migrants, many of whom were barely scraping by even before the pandemic hit.
COVID-19 inflicts hardship on refugees and migrants from Venezuela
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Venezuelan refugees and migrants are now faced with a myriad of challenges, including the loss of livelihoods, evictions as well as increasing stigmatization.
UN agencies warn conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya
Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of the country’s entire population are at risk.
Nigeria violence sees 23,000 refugees flee into Niger in one month
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Ongoing violence in parts of north-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 people to seek...
UNHCR warns stateless people risk being left behind in coronavirus response
UNHCR is urging Governments worldwide to pay urgent attention to the plight of millions of stateless people and to follow a set of recommendations to ensure their coverage in the COVID-19 response.
UNHCR urges sustained support to protect world’s forcibly displaced from “devastating” impact of coronavirus
UNHCR is seeking US$745 million as it races to prepare for and prevent outbreaks of COVID-19 among refugees and other displaced populations around the globe.
Surging violence uproots thousands of people in eastern Congo
UNHCR remains alarmed at an ongoing surge in violent attacks on local populations in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
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