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Mosul offensive triggers growing displacement in Iraq
As a military offensive to retake Iraq’s second city Mosul gathers momentum, UNHCR prepares to assist hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people. DEBAGA, Iraq – Under cover of darkness, 14-year-old Ali slipped out of his village near Mosul with his family...
UNHCR welcomes Leaders support for refugees
UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi welcomes significant new backing from the UN Leaders’ Summit on Refugees to improve protection and solutions for the forcibly displaced. NEW YORK - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the significant new support committed today...
UN Summit commits to protect refugee, migrant rights
NEW YORK – At a high-level UN Summit in New York today, the governments of 193 countries adopted key commitments to enhance protection for millions of people who have been forcibly displaced and are otherwise on the move around the world. Amidst record levels of...
UNHCR airlift to Uganda as thousands flee South Sudan
Thousands of refugees fleeing violence and human rights violations in South Sudan benefit from major aid operation with an airlift into Uganda. KAMPALA, Uganda – Thousands of refugees fleeing violence and human rights violations in South Sudan have begun to benefit...
Refugees chief & Pope Francis discuss refugee crisis
Filippo Grandi expressed deep appreciation for the Pope’s advocacy and efforts to bring attention to refugees and internally displaced people. ROME, Italy – Pope Francis discussed the plight of millions of forcibly displaced people around the world with UN High...
Refugee girls beat the odds with education in Kenya
Providing refugee children and adolescents with an education wherever they find safety is a core humanitarian service, yet many do not have the opportunity. Esther, 18, did not attend school from late 2008 through to early 2011. Constant insecurity in South Sudan’s...
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