News Archives
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As winter approaches, UNHCR launches “Warm Their Hearts”, a public mobilization campaign to support refugees
8 Nov 2019November 8, 2019
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UNHCR statement on the death of former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata
30 Oct 2019 -
UNHCR increases aid in north-east Syria
21 Oct 2019This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Hundreds of thousands in harm’s way in northern Syria
14 Oct 2019 -
UN High Commissioner for Refugees warns of risks to the fight against statelessness
10 Oct 2019 -
Heavy monsoon rains drench Rohingya sites in Bangladesh
20 Aug 2019Three days of continuous rain in Bangladesh happened in July have destroyed 273 shelters and injured 11 people in the Cox’s Bazar settlements where more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees live.
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UN rights experts urge more protection for LGBTI refugees
25 Jul 2019Joint OHCHR/UNHCR Press Release
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Yemen flooding escalates spread of cholera
19 Jul 2019UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are concerned that the flooding may exacerbate the risks and spread of diseases, including cholera. More than 364,000 suspected cases of cholera and 639 deaths have been reported across Yemen since the beginning of the year by WHO – nearing the total for all of 2018.
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CYCLONE IDAI EMERGENCY UPDATE – MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE-MALAWI
10 Jul 2019 -
The first country to end statelessness in historic first
10 Jul 2019The Kyrgyz Republic has today become a leading example of how statelessness can be eradicated by bringing the number of stateless people in the country from over 13,000 to zero in just five years.