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First UNHCR emergency aid flight arrives in Benin

28 October 2010

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UN Refugee Chief uses Oxford University speech to call for international action on global refugee crisis

13 October 2010

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UNHCR official says criminalizing search for asylum is no answer

6 October 2010

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UNHCR says faster state accessions needed for statelessness conventions

6 October 2010

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ExCom: UN refugee chief says protracted major conflicts creating new 'global refugee' populations

4 October 2010

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UNHCR disappointed at aborted family-visit flight for Western Saharan refugees

18 September 2010

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Angelina Jolie - More Help Needed for Pakistan's Flood Victims

31 August 2010

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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie supports displaced during visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina

21 August 2010

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UNHCR launches $41 million appeal to help victims of Pakistan's flooding

11 August 2010

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Joint UNHCR/WFP News Release: Food, shelter and protection promise stable future for Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

23 July 2010

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UNHCR awards the 2010 Nansen Refugee Award to Alixandra Fazzina

9 July 2010

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UNHCR urges more countries to establish refugee resettlement programmes

5 July 2010

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