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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Afghanistan

19 August 2021

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Another boat tragedy off North Africa's Atlantic coast stark reminder of perilous sea journeys

18 August 2021

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Mexico. UNHCR Chief hears refugees' stories of hope and despair

UNHCR concerned over U.S. expulsion flights under COVID-19 asylum restrictions

11 August 2021

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Iran. Afghan refugees at Torbat-e-Jam settlement

Afghan refugees reach Iran as violence escalates

9 August 2021

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Somalia. Ethiopian asylum seekers arrive on foot outside Hargeisa

UNHCR warns of critical protection gaps for people on the move in the Sahel and East Africa

30 July 2021

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Mr. Jean-Pierre Hocké, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1986-1989).

News comment: Death of former High Commissioner Jean-Pierre Hocké

29 July 2021

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Rohingya refugees are paddled to safety at a site in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, after heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides.

Deadly floods and landslides hit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

28 July 2021

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70th anniversary

The 1951 Refugee Convention: 70 years of life-saving protection

28 July 2021

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UNHCR urges states to protect refugees' rights, not to instrumentalize their plight

27 July 2021

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UNHCR statement on the return of displaced Syrians

26 July 2021

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UN Refugee Agency's Grandi celebrates the IOC Refugee Olympic Team athletes

23 July 2021

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The &num;IBelong Campaign was launched by UNHCR in 2014 as a global effort to end statelessness within 10 years.

UNHCR welcomes Togo's decision to intensify its fight against statelessness

22 July 2021

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