Press releases and news comments
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IGAD Summit: UNHCR appeals for continued and strong support to Somalia and countries hosting Somali refugees
25 Mar 2017 -
News Comment from Vincent Cochetel, Director of UNHCR's Europe bureau
23 Mar 2017 -
UN Refugee Agency Applauds Haiti Vote on Statelessness
23 Mar 2017 -
'Breaking Point' imminent: Government of Uganda, UNHCR say help for South Sudan refugee inflow urgently needed
23 Mar 2017 Joint statement on behalf of the Government of Uganda and UNHCR -
UNHCR condemns refugee deaths off Yemen, calls for inquiry
20 Mar 2017 -
UNHCR appalled at attack on refugee boat off Yemen
17 Mar 2017 Statement by UNHCR spokesman William Spindler. -
Speech by Angelina Jolie 'In defense of internationalism'
15 Mar 2017 Delivered at the Sergio Vieira de Mello Annual Lecture, in Geneva, Switzerland. -
Special Envoy Angelina Jolie renews UNHCR contract, says 'I'm with you for life'
15 Mar 2017 During a visit to the UN Refugee Agency's headquarters in Geneva, Jolie urged staff to step forward and 'say who we are and who we fight for and work even harder.' -
Remembering the victims of Syria's brutal war
13 Mar 2017 As the conflict marks a sixth calamitous anniversary, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi calls for remembrance of those who have suffered most.