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UNHCR's Grandi hails Jordan's job scheme for Syrian refugees
12 Feb 2018 UN refugee chief urges increased donor focus on employment initiatives, saying Jordan scheme offers new blueprint for supporting refugees. -
Rohingya refugees on frontline of fight to contain diphtheria
7 Feb 2018 Going shelter to shelter in Bangladesh camps, volunteer community health workers help ensure refugees get access to medical services and treatment. -
Rohingya say rights guarantees key to Myanmar return
26 Jan 2018 Refugees in Bangladesh camps say there can be no returns without questions of citizenship, rights and restitution being addressed first. -
Rohingya refugees race to fix up shelters as monsoon looms
18 Jan 2018 UNHCR is working to re-position and weatherproof up to 80,000 shelters in southern Bangladesh to withstand rains expected in March. -
UN and partners seek US$4.4 billion to aid Syria refugees
12 Dec 2017 Funding appeal launched to support over 5 million Syrians exiled by seven years of brutal conflict as well as the vulnerable communities hosting them -
Desperate Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh on flimsy rafts
17 Nov 2017 UNHCR is concerned at the growing number of people resorting to desperate means to flee Myanmar. -
Rohingya return rests on safety and trust, says UNHCR's Volker Türk
7 Nov 2017 UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection assured Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh that any return must be voluntary, safe and dignified. -
New Ethiopia policy helps refugees legally document life events
3 Nov 2017 Refugees can now receive birth, death and marriage certificates, a historic first that will give them better access to services. -
'Thousands' of Rohingya waiting to sail to safety in Bangladesh
2 Nov 2017 Several thousand are stranded on Myanmar's shores in deteriorating conditions, waiting for boats to take them across the Naf River.