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Our frequent updates from our staff in the field, about our work, and the people we help, play an important role in keeping staff, media, the public and our donors informed.
Durable solutions required for Syrian refugees in Jordan as Za’atari camp turns 10
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative Dominik Bartsch at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
To support trafficking victims, UNHCR urges more protection services in Africa
Protection services are severely lacking for refugees and migrants traveling from the Sahel and Horn of Africa toward North Africa and Europe
UNHCR highlights key concerns for refugee health amid record displacement
Despite troubling rates of malnutrition, gains were noted in the inclusion of refugees in national health policies
LA Lakers’ Wenyen Gabriel visits homeland of South Sudan with UNHCR, to ‘speak up for refugees and displaced people everywhere’
LA Lakers’ Power Forward and former refugee Wenyen Gabriel is in South Sudan visiting his home for the first time since being resettled
First UNITY Cup shows the power of football to connect refugees and hosts
Tournament featuring teams of female and male refugee and amateur national players highlights the role of sport in empowering displaced people and connecting them to their new communities By Jody Clarke in Nyon, Switzerland Fatema Haydari spoke no Italian when she...
UNHCR gravely concerned by death toll of displaced in DR Congo’s east
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
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