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Sir Lewis Hamilton backs UNHCR’s campaign on refugee education
A new report from UNHCR reveals the urgent need for more international support for refugee students.
Nearly 100,000 refugee arrivals in Uganda face a silent emergency, enormous needs
Amid surging humanitarian needs for 96,000 refugees who have fled to Uganda so far this year UNHCR and partners urgently require US$68 million for life-saving assistance and services.
UNHCR rushes aid by air and road after Pakistan floods; steps up Afghanistan relief
UNHCR is scaling up support in Pakistan, where torrential monsoon rains and floods have now affected more than 33 million people, causing widespread destruction and damage and over 1,200 fatalities.
UNHCR scales up response to catastrophic floods in Pakistan
UNHCR is mobilizing resources and staff to scale up its assistance in Pakistan to support local communities and refugees in areas devastated by the catastrophic floods.
UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods
UNHCR is urging support for a massive scale-up in emergency relief for millions of people in Pakistan hit by monsoon floods that have already killed more than 1,000 people.
In Tanzania, UNHCR’s Grandi urges more backing for solutions as the country continues to host refugees
High Commissioner urges more donor support for solutions and praises progress in refugee protection in Tanzania.
UNHCR appeals for renewed support and solutions for Rohingya refugees
This week marks five years since more than 700,000 Rohingya women, men and children fled Myanmar for Bangladesh.
UNHCR applauds Liberia for removing gender discrimination from its nationality law
Liberia has amended its nationality law to grant women and men equal rights to confer nationality to their children
One million people displaced by drought in Somalia
A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, with 1 million people now registered as displaced within the country
Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programmes in DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by Director of UNHCR’s Division for External Relations, Dominique Hyde – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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