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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.
HIV positive refugees support one another in Uganda
Refugees from South Sudan find mutual support and life-saving health care for HIV/AIDS at Imvepi refugee settlement in Uganda.
UNHCR expands help to refugees in urban areas in Libya, reassesses role of Gathering and Departure Facility
UNHCR announced today that it is increasing its support to refugees and asylum seekers in urban areas of Libya and reassessing the role of the GDF.
UNHCR chief urges action over conditions for asylum-seekers on Greek island
Filippo Grandi bears witness to conditions at the Moria centre on Lesvos and calls on European states to help the Greek islands address the situation.
UNHCR welcomes Somalia’s ratification of the Kampala Convention
Somalia’s ratification of a key convention to protect internally displaced people in Africa is a landmark achievement for the country.
Farming together, refugees and their hosts reap benefits
A farming initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is helping South Sudanese refugees and locals alike become self-reliant.
Third group of refugees evacuated to Rwanda from Libya with UNHCR support
More than 100 vulnerable refugees have arrived in Rwanda from Libya on a humanitarian evacuation flight organized by UNHCR.
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