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UNHCR and Thailand enhance cooperation in support of displaced and stateless populations
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has held discussions with the Royal Thai Government (RTG) on the situation of refugees and stateless people in the country during a three-day visit which concludes on Tuesday.
Afghans left grieving and destitute by deadly earthquake
After hundreds of lives were lost and homes destroyed in a single village in Herat province, UNHCR has rushed aid to the survivors and warned that more help is urgently needed before the onset of winter.
High Commissioner’s closing statement to the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, speaks at the closing of UNHCR’s annual Executive Committee meeting.
UNHCR launches urgent funding appeal to support earthquake survivors in Afghanistan
UNHCR is today launching an urgent appeal for $14.4 million to scale up its assistance for those affected by the tragic recent earthquakes in western Afghanistan.
UNHCR reports progress in refugee education; tertiary enrolment rate hits 7 per cent
Global enrolment of refugees in higher education increased to 7 per cent in 2023, continuing year-on-year gains in each of the past four years, according to the 30th anniversary DAFI programme report released this week by UNHCR.
74th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme – Statement by Ms Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
The High Commissioner’s Note on International Protection this year takes its inspiration from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, agreed 75 years ago.
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