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A UNHCR officer talks to refugees in Mai Aini refugee camp. The biggest concerns of the refugees are food, clean water, and the security situation in the camps. The refugees report almost nightly looting by armed gangs.

Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's Tigray region

14 January 2021

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UNHCR's Grandi concludes visit to Lisbon, commends Portugal's longstanding commitment to refugee protection as the country takes over the EU Presidency

13 January 2021

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Portugal. Resettled refugees arrive in Lisbon

UNHCR calls for EU to ensure a new chapter for refugee protection

12 January 2021

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Niger. High Commissioner backs new policy for refugees, IDPs and hosts

UNHCR outraged at killing of 100 civilians in Niger attacks, hundreds flee on foot

4 January 2021

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Chad. Violence in West Darfur forces thousands of Sudanese across border

News comment: UNHCR welcomes new asylum law in Chad

24 December 2020

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Ecuador. Venezuelan families begin new lives in exile

UNHCR and HIAS formalize partnership to advance refugee protection, inclusion and solutions

23 December 2020

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UNHCR welcomes Turkmenistan's decision to grant citizenship to 2,580 stateless people

22 December 2020

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Malian refugees return to Goudoubo camp which they had left for security reasons

New safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso

21 December 2020

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EU, IOM, UNHCR to support peaceful integration of refugees and migrants across Latin American, Caribbean Communities affected by Covid-19

18 December 2020

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Guatemala. Asylum-seeking family struggling to recover after Storm Eta

Death threats and gang violence forcing more families to flee northern Central America – UNHCR and UNICEF survey

17 December 2020

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Kat Graham appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

16 December 2020

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Trinidad and Tobago. the Gulf of Paria

UNHCR and IOM saddened at deaths of refugees and migrants in shipwreck off Venezuela coast

15 December 2020

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Malaysia. Vietnamese Boat People

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