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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.
After decades in the shadows, stateless activist says ‘finally I exist’
Actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett interviews statelessness activist Maha Mamo about her 30-year-push to belong.
‘Bigger, broader’ vision needed to tackle forced displacement – UN refugee chief
A more ambitious international approach is needed to address contemporary drivers of displacement, Filippo Grandi tells high-level meeting.
Kyrgz rights lawyer to be honoured at Nansen Refugee Award ceremony
Azizbek Ashurov, 2019’s Nansen Refugee Award Winner, spent over a decade helping the Kyrgyz Republic to resolve statelessness in a historic first.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees warns of risks to the fight against statelessness
UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi warned today that advances in the battle to end statelessness are at risk due to a rise in damaging forms of nationalism.
South Sudanese teacher dedicates his life in exile to refugees of all ages
Classes are overcrowded and there are not enough textbooks, but Koat Reath, a dedicated refugee teacher, will do anything to improve his pupils’ lives.
Millions in eastern Ukraine endure invisible wounds of war
After five years of conflict, aid agencies in Ukraine are striving to meet the mental health needs of those affected by years of war.
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