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Refugee family found safety and stability in Mexico. Next step: citizenship
UNHCR Mexico is ushering in a multi-year planning model aimed at ensuring the continuity of programmes that help refugees from the moment they apply for asylum to their full integration. By Sibylla Brodzinsky in Mexico Javier* no longer feels fear when he smells...
News Comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on attack that hit Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray
I am deeply saddened to learn that three Eritrean refugees, two of them children, were killed yesterday, in an airstrike that hit the Mai Aini refugee camp in northern Ethiopia. My thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of those lost in this attack....
Pakistan concludes ‘drive’ to issue smartcards to registered Afghan refugees
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the Government of Pakistan for its country-wide...
UNHCR regrets loss of life in the Aegean Sea, with at least 31 dead and more missing
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply distressed by the recent tragic death toll in Greece’s Aegean Sea. At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks between 21 and 24 December, while an unknown number are still missing. More than 160 people were...
Amid surge in arrivals from Venezuela, UNHCR steps up response in the north of Chile
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is stepping up its presence and the delivery of assistance in Chile’s northern border, to respond to the critical needs of a growing number of Venezuelans arriving by foot in the South American country. Since November 2021, according to...
Hope for refugees in Angola as they receive COVID-19 vaccines
UNHCR’s advocacy efforts pay off as Angola includes refugees and asylum seekers in national COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
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