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UNHCR and partners help sea crossing survivors in Libya detention centres

28 April 2015

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Almost 21,000 Burundians flee to Rwanda this month to escape electoral violence

28 April 2015

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Joint Statement on Protection in the Mediterranean in light of the EU Council's Decision of 23 April 2015

27 April 2015

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UNHCR rushes supplies to Nepal earthquake survivors

27 April 2015

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UN: Central African Republic at risk of becoming the world's largest forgotten humanitarian crisis

27 April 2015

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UNHCR's Guterres and Jolie Pitt address UN Security Council on Syria

24 April 2015

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Joint statement on Mediterranean crossings

23 April 2015

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UNHCR concerned about the challenges facing thousands of Iraqis fleeing Ramadi

22 April 2015

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Birth certificates issued by Mali open doors for Mauritanian refugee children

20 April 2015

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UNHCR - New Mediterranean boat tragedy may be biggest ever, urgent action is needed now

19 April 2015

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UNHCR concern at xenophobic violence in South Africa

17 April 2015

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The artwork on this tent was inspired by the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt and the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani.

Syrian refugees transform used tents into vibrant works of art

16 April 2015

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