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UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals to Thailand not to deport Lao Hmongs

24 December 2009

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UNHCR deplores deportation of asylum-seekers before claims heard

19 December 2009

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UNHCR encouraged by US$ 477.5 million initial donor response to 2010 appeal

8 December 2009

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Media Advisory: Half of the world's refugees now live in cities

7 December 2009

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Media Backgrounder: Protecting refugees in towns and cities across the Middle East – innovative operations but no durable solution in sight

4 December 2009

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T. Alexander Aleinikoff appointed Deputy High Commissioner

2 December 2009

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Displaced Yemenis killed in hostilities

30 October 2009

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Iraqis, Afghans and Somalis top list of asylum seekers in industrialized world

21 October 2009

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UNHCR concerned about safety of displaced persons in Sri Lanka

29 September 2009

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ExCom: Increasingly complex conflicts imperil humanitarian action, UNHCR chief tells annual meeting

28 September 2009

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UNHCR shocked by civilian deaths in Yemen

17 September 2009

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UNHCR awards 2009 Nansen Refugee prize to Senator Edward Kennedy

15 September 2009

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