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Latest press releases and briefing notes

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UNHCR hails today's EU proposed Agenda on Migration as breakthrough, urges speedy adoption

13 May 2015

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The pain of an Iraqi family separated in flight from Ramadi in Anbar province

13 May 2015

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UNHCR alarmed at reports of boat pushbacks in South-east Asia

13 May 2015

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UNHCR urges governments to continue high seas live-saving operations

12 May 2015

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UNHCR chief visits Somali port of Kismayo, meets refugee returnees

12 May 2015

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A huge burden lifted as refugee restaurant owner gains Estonian citizenship

11 May 2015

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More than 50,000 flee Burundi to escape spiralling violence

11 May 2015

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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Khaled Hosseini struck by the tragedy of Syria's youth

11 May 2015

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High Commissioner Guterres wraps up visit to Kenya and Somalia to discuss the future of the Dadaab refugee camps

9 May 2015

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Statelessness: Young Georgian mother breaks a cycle of suffering

8 May 2015

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Some 25,000 risk sea crossings in Bay of Bengal over first quarter, almost double from year earlier

8 May 2015

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Former IOC chief Rogge pledges more sport opportunities for refugees in Ethiopia

8 May 2015

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