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Latest press releases and briefing notes

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Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie on the passing of the 1000th day of the Syrian conflict

11 December 2013

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Donors promise initial US$ 671.6 million for UNHCR operations in 2014

10 December 2013

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One month on, typhoon Haiyan survivors start to return home

6 December 2013

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Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on the death of Nelson Mandela

6 December 2013

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UNHCR chief meets Pope Francis, echoes call for more compassion for refugees and others on the move

6 December 2013

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UNHCR urges Dominican Republic to restore nationality

5 December 2013

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UNHCR project helps ethnic minority in Fergana Valley get Kyrgyz nationality

5 December 2013

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EU Nobel Prize funds bring education to highland tribe in hostile Colombian territory

3 December 2013

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UNHCR Airlifts urgently needed winter supplies to Northern Iraq

2 December 2013

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UNHCR airlifts winterization supplies and vaccines to north-eastern Syria

2 December 2013

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Child recruitment, child labour, discrimination and loneliness – the crisis of Syria's refugee children

29 November 2013

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UNHCR expresses concern at deaths at sea in the Bahamas, third maritime tragedy in the northern Caribbean since October

27 November 2013

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