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Displaced and stateless women and girls at heightened risk of gender-based violence in the coronavirus pandemic
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As COVID-19 pandemic continues, forcibly displaced children need more support than ever
20 Apr 2020Joint statement by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, and Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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Coronavirus – Now is not the time to forget Afghanistan and its neighbours
19 Apr 2020This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the 14 Apr 2020 press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urges greater support to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran in […]
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Refugees offer medical experience to help tackle coronavirus crisis in France
19 Apr 2020Doctors from Libya and Somalia are among refugee medics joining the battle to fight COVID-19 and save lives.
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The Council of Europe and UNHCR support Member States in bringing refugee health workers into the COVID-19 response
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Nine years of conflict weigh heavily on Syrian refugee girl
9 Apr 2020Her family’s dire financial straits have led to 11-year-old Naamat taking on many of the household duties, but her resilient spirit has enabled her to excel at school.
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Refugees and migrants from Venezuela during COVID-19 crisis: as needs soar more inclusive measures and aid are essential
9 Apr 2020Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release
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Libya: humanitarian crisis worsening amid deepening conflict and COVID-19 threat
9 Apr 2020This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – during the 3 Apr 2020 press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. One year since the launch of a military offensive in Tripoli, Libya, fighting is […]
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UNHCR stepping up coronavirus prevention measures for displaced across East, Horn and Great Lakes region of Africa
9 Apr 2020This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the 7 Apr 2020 press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is ramping up efforts to increase capacity to prevent, […]
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UNHCR expresses alarm over insecurity in Burkina Faso
9 Apr 2020Attacks by armed groups force Malian refugees to leave camp and return home while coronavirus adds new element of insecurity to Sahel crisis