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Maintain aid levels to save lives and protect the vulnerable, UN refugee chief
5 Oct 2020 During the pandemic, sustaining aid will mitigate marginalization that will be more costly to address later, Filippo Grandi tells high-level meeting. -
UNHCR wins €1m prize for novel water tech in refugee camps
24 Sep 2020 Affordable high-tech system allowing real-time monitoring of water provision and use in refugee settlements claims prestigious European Commission innovation prize. -
UNHCR names Nansen Refugee Award regional winners
21 Sep 2020 The everyday heroes from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East are being honoured for their outstanding humanitarian work. -
As attacks surge in northern Mozambique, families flee multiple times
18 Sep 2020 Violence by armed groups has uprooted more than 250,000 people since 2017 in Cabo Delgado, with many living in dire conditions as they seek safety. -
Coronavirus a dire threat to refugee education
3 Sep 2020 UNHCR report calls for action to support millions of young refugees living in some of the world's most vulnerable communities. -
Mo Salah calls for team effort to ensure disadvantaged children receive education
3 Sep 2020 UNHCR warns COVID-19 a dire threat hopes of young refugees -
'With this law, I will finally get a sense of how it is to exist'
17 Jul 2020 A new statelessness determination procedure in Ukraine gives people without identity documents the right to work, study and access health care. -
Uganda opens border to thousands fleeing Congo violence
1 Jul 2020 Country lifts COVID-19 closure to admit refugees escaping escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Enhanced support for Syria refugees vital amid COVID-19 pandemic - UNHCR chief
30 Jun 2020 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells donors enhanced support is needed to prevent refugees and their hosts from slipping "deeper into poverty and despair."