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News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

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Statement by Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Europe Bureau Director, on new boat arrival in Italy

2 January 2015

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UN and partners launch major aid plans for Syria and region

18 December 2014

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Hungarian border last hurdle on a long journey from war zones

17 December 2014

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Syrians give back to the country that gave them refuge and hope

11 December 2014

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16 Days of Activism: UNHCR backs Colombian women in response to sexual violence

10 December 2014

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Resettlement offers hope to ailing Syrian refugees in need of treatment

10 December 2014

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UNHCR, IOM, IMO, UNODC and OHCHR Joint Statement on Protection at Sea in the Twenty-First Century

10 December 2014

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Focus on saving lives, says UNHCR, as numbers of people taking to the seas in search of asylum or migration passes 348,000 globally

10 December 2014

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Governments at Geneva meeting agree to take in 100,000 Syrian refugees

9 December 2014

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Donors pledge an initial US$ 500.8 million for UNHCR operations in 2015

9 December 2014

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Governments pledge to take in around 100,000 Syrian refugees

9 December 2014

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First Somali refugees in Kenya decide to return home as part of a new pilot project

8 December 2014

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