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NewsDisease threatens refugees in Bangladesh in unplanned sites
Racing to prevent a 'disaster within a disaster,' UNHCR ups vaccine, clean water and sanitation drives in informal Bangladesh settlements.
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StoriesNigeria's Nansen award winner offers lifeline to widows of Boko Haram conflict
Hamzatu Amodu Buba, 30, is a widow with four children. Her husband was shot and killed by Boko Haram.
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NewsAs refugee crisis grows, Rohingya struggle in roadside settlements
UNHCR head Filippo Grandi meets with Rohingya refugees in Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
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2017 Executive Committee
View documents related to the 68th plenary session of UNHCR's Executive Committee, which meets from 2-6 October in Geneva.
Strong compacts for refugees and migrants more urgent than ever
Joint statement by UN Special Representative for International Migration and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Nigerian behind Chibok girls' release named as 2017 winner of Nansen Award
Mustapha provides education for orphans and a lifeline to widows created by insurgency in north-east Nigeria.
New York Declaration spurs reforms to help refugees and their hosts as new framework is rolled-out
