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UNHCR calls for urgent action to save lives in Gulf of Aden

9 September 2005

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Guterres hails Afghan accession to refugee convention

2 September 2005

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UNHCR expresses gratitude to Romania for hosting Uzbek refugees

28 July 2005

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UNHCR airlifts Uzbek refugees to Kyrgyz capital

27 July 2005

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UNHCR calls for urgent resettlement of Uzbek asylum seekers in Kyrgyzstan

1 July 2005

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Assistant High Commissioner Morjane pledges international support for Kyrgyzstan's continued protection of Uzbek asylum seekers

27 June 2005

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UN High Commissioners for Refugees and Human Rights urge Kyrgyzstan not to forcibly return more Uzbek asylum seekers

23 June 2005

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UNHCR's global refugee figure lowest since 1980, internal displacement, statelessness remain high

17 June 2005

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High Commissioner António Guterres begins UNHCR duties

15 June 2005

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UNHCR refused access to asylum seekers in Burundi

13 June 2005

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UNHCR alarmed by Rwanda's and Burundi's decision to re-label refugees as illegal immigrants

13 June 2005

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UNHCR says Kyrgyz security forces may have violated international law, and urges halt to deportations to Uzbekistan

10 June 2005

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