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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.
UNHCR Chief calls for more international support for Tanzania
Concluding a four-day visit to Tanzania, Filippo Grandi urges greater investment for north-west regions hosting 330,000 refugees.
Angelina Jolie urges end to injustices that have driven nearly one million Rohingya into exile in Bangladesh
UNHCR’s Special Envoy heard testimonies from Rohingya refugees and called for expanded access to education for Rohingya children.
Conditions deteriorate for civilians amid fighting in north-eastern Syria
UNHCR is increasingly worried for the safety of civilians trapped in ISIL-held areas of Hajin enclave in Deir ez-Zor governorate in northeast Syria.
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie releases this statement after her visit to Kutupalong refugee settlement in Bangladesh.
Once his only option, running is now Somali refugee’s passion
Inspired by former refugee and Olympic champion Mo Farah, Sumali refugee Guled joined a running club in his adopted Cairo and began chasing his dreams.
World’s biggest refugee settlement gets biggest ever waste facility
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Oxfam have together put into service this week in Cox’s...
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