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UNHCR helps Congolese return home by air from Central African Republic

3 August 2015

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Iraq hit by heatwaves, making life for refugees even tougher

31 July 2015

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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt visits displaced people in Myanmar's Kachin State

31 July 2015

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Wind power project helps Afghan refugees rebuild lives in shattered village

28 July 2015

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Refugee self-reliance in Africa boosted by IKEA Foundation support

9 July 2015

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UNHCR: Total number of Syrian refugees exceeds four million for first time

9 July 2015

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Refugee student's hard work pays off with scholarship to study in USA

7 July 2015

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Mediterranean crisis sees former Vietnamese boat person break long silence

6 July 2015

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Kelly T. Clements becomes UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees

6 July 2015

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UNHCR welcomes ASEAN proposals to respond to boat crisis in South-East Asia

3 July 2015

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UNHCR urges Hungary not to amend asylum system in haste

3 July 2015

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UNHCR head tells humanitarian NGOs "moment of truth" has arrived

1 July 2015

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High Commissioner Filippo Grandi during an interview on the border between Moldova and Ukraine