News Releases
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UNHCR aid for Cyclone Idai survivors arrives in Mozambique
An aircraft carrying tents, tarpaulins, mosquito nets, solar lanterns and other vital relief lands in Mozambique to support 10,000 Cyclone Idai survivors.
First UNHCR relief flight lands in Mozambique
A plane carrying relief items from UNHCR landed early Wednesday morning in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo to support people affected by the Cyclone Idai.
UNHCR prepares to send aid to Cyclone Idai survivors in Zimbabwe
UNHCR is working to dispatch emergency relief items to help refugees who lost their homes in parts of Zimbabwe devastated by Cyclone Idai.
‘Water was a curse then. Now, water is a blessing’
UNHCR and its partners are using solar power to help provide safe, clean water to thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
UNHCR rushing staff, supplies to assist people affected by Cyclone Idai
UNHCR is working with governments and partners in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi to provide relief to the survivors of the Tropical Cyclone Idai.
Thousands are fleeing mass gang violence in the North of Central America
Violence in the North of Central America region, which includes the countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, has reached a crisis point.
UNHCR’s Grandi expresses shock following massacre of innocent worshipers in New Zealand
UNHCR stands by New Zealand – a country which has generously given refuge to people fleeing conflict and persecution.
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie as Syria crisis enters its ninth year
Violence and destruction in Syria continue to inflict suffering on millions of Syrian people, warned the UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie
Syrian family come home to a town ravaged by war
After eight years of conflict, some Syrians are slowly returning to areas where they feel safe. For many, it is a harsh homecoming, and the start of a new set of challenges.
Eight years on, Syrian refugees weigh the cost of war
Eight-year-old Syrian refugee Abdulhay has a memory of his father. They are in his yellow taxi, driving through their old neighbourhood in Syria. From the passenger seat, he looks over and smiles at his father. His father turns and smiles back. It’s a brief memory,...
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