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UNHCR seeking access to detained asylum- seekers and refugees in Nairobi

7 April 2014

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Kuwait gives US$ 100 million to UNHCR for Syria operations

7 April 2014

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UNHCR dismayed at violent demonstration at Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan

6 April 2014

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UNHCR recommends starting the cessation process for refugees from Croatia

4 April 2014

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Mwavita Mlasi, in the office of the Executive Committee at Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, uses her position as vice president to help people find solutions to their problems.

Congolese refugee triumphs over bizarre persecution to inspire refugee women

3 April 2014

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Syrian refugees in Lebanon surpass one million

3 April 2014

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UNHCR, WFP Leaders Witness Shocking State of South Sudanese Refugees during Ethiopia Visit

2 April 2014

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Heads of World Food Programme and UN Refugee Agency alarmed at scale of needs arising from crisis in South Sudan

1 April 2014

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Heads of World Food Programme and UN Refugee Agency visit South Sudan and Ethiopia amid alarming spread of hunger and displacement

31 March 2014

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UNHCR statement on Saturday's boat capsizing in western Uganda's Lake Albert

24 March 2014

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Food shortages in South Sudan force more people into exile, cause friction

21 March 2014

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Industrialized countries see 28 per cent jump in asylum applications – UNHCR Report

21 March 2014

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