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UN High Commissioner for Refugees concludes visit to Myanmar
24 May 2019 During five-day trip, Filippo Grandi pledges support for the displaced and help to build the confidence Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need to return safely and voluntarily. -
Death threats and disease drive more Venezuelans to flee
21 May 2019 UNHCR calls on states to allow refugees and migrants from Venezuela to access safety, as security and humanitarian situation worsens in their country. -
Registration gives many Rohingya refugees identification for the first time
17 May 2019 More than 270,000 stateless refugees from Myanmar provided with identity cards in an ongoing registration drive. -
Refugee runners, eyeing Tokyo 2020, win Geneva road race
13 May 2019 Refugee athletes dominate 10 kilometre race with the Tokyo Olympics in sight. -
New exhibition in Venice explores the experience of refugees
11 May 2019 Rothko in Lampedusa showcases work by artists such as Ai Weiwei and those of five emerging artists from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast and Somalia who are refugees. -
UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees in Ramadan
3 May 2019 At the start of the holy month, Filippo Grandi asks us to remember almost 70 million people forcibly uprooted from their homes. -
UNHCR Ambassador Ben Stiller tells U.S. Congress: Syrian refugees still need support
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UN Refugee Chief urges Security Council for firm response to record-high displacement
9 Apr 2019 Filippo Grandi stressed that it is possible to address unprecedented stigmatization of refugees and migrants. -
Venezuelans risk life and limb to seek help in Colombia
5 Apr 2019 Refugees and migrants brave floods, bandits and treacherous footpaths in a desperate search for food, medicine and safety in Cúcuta.