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UN Agencies regret the death of persons on the move in Latin America, and stand ready to accompany a coordinated regional response

15 October 2021

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Refugee and host community farmers sort through maize at Makpandu refugee camp in South Sudan, January 2021.

On World Food Day, UN calls for strengthened and inclusive local food systems for displaced and host communities

15 October 2021

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The High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, attending to Hind al-Hamad a 41 year old Syrian refugee, (the overseer of 3 camps) and Majida Shehada Ibrahim,36 years old Syrian refugee,(to the right of the image) while they explain what they need and what they are short of in the camp.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urges support for crisis-hit Lebanon

15 October 2021

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Democratic Republic of Congo. Displaced populations and host community rebuild lives through cultivating land together

World Food Day: Celebrating efforts to strengthen local food systems for displaced and host communities

13 October 2021

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Syrian refugee Falak Selo (right), a trained community worker with UNHCR's mental health and psychosocial support unit, provides counselling at a refugee shelter in Akre, northern Iraq

UNHCR calls for equal access for refugees to quality mental healthcare

9 October 2021

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UNHCR appeals for end to arrests of asylum seekers in Libya, calls for urgent resumption of humanitarian flights

8 October 2021

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UNHCR recommends the cessation of refugee status for Ivorians

7 October 2021

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Sudan. High Commissioner visits Um Rakuba camp in eastern Sudan

News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on solutions for millions of forcibly displaced people from Sudan and South Sudan

5 October 2021

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Joint Statement by IGAD, UNHCR and the governments of South Sudan and Sudan on the Solutions Initiative for 7 million forcibly displaced people

5 October 2021

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UN agencies call for protection measures and a comprehensive regional approach for Haitians on the move

30 September 2021

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Lebanon. Economic crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 lockdown

UN: Syrian refugees in Lebanon struggle to survive amid worst socioeconomic crisis in decades

29 September 2021

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Democratic Republic of Congo. Peace villages and agricultural empowerment earn Evariste Mfaume a Nansen nomination

News Comment: UNHCR echoes call for global action to resolve internal displacement

29 September 2021

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