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Venezuelan doctor Samuel, 27, fled to Ecuador in 2018 where he now cares for locals and Colombian refugees during the pandemic.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's message on World Refugee Day - 20 June 2021

19 June 2021

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Congolese asylum-seekers await health screening in Zombo, near the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in July 2020.

UNHCR: World leaders must act to reverse the trend of soaring displacement

18 June 2021

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Panama. Visits to refugees and asylum seekers in Colón and Panama Oeste

UNHCR and IOM celebrate the commitment of the international community to mobilize funds for refugees and migrants from Venezuela

17 June 2021

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Uganda. European Commission funds maintain refugee services during COVID-19

COVID-19 poses a major threat to the life and welfare of refugees in Uganda

17 June 2021

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IOM and UNHCR condemn the return of migrants and refugees to Libya

16 June 2021

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UNHCR, IOM, aid partners call for urgent support to refugees and migrants from Venezuela and their hosts

15 June 2021

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Indonesia. After seven month ordeal at sea, Rohingya refugees find sanctuary

News comment: Statement on refugee registration and data collection in Bangladesh

15 June 2021

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Afghan-Canadian refugee artist designs World Refugee Day Twitter emoji

14 June 2021

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Joint press release: International community mobilizes to find solutions to the forced displacement that affects Central America and Mexico

10 June 2021

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Chile. Venezuelan family without housing faces the arrival of cold winter

Southern hemisphere winter increases hardship for displaced Venezuelans

9 June 2021

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Tunisian lawyer Wafa Ben Khaled provides legal assistance to a refugee at her office in Sfax, Tunisia, in July 2020.

Global legal community steps up for refugees amid pandemic, providing 165,000 hours of free legal aid

8 June 2021

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France. IOC Scholarship Holder Masomah Ali Zada trains with hopes of a place on the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team

UNHCR congratulates the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team

8 June 2021

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