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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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Kenya. Stateless Shona woman becomes first to attend university

UNHCR applauds Kenya's decision to resolve the statelessness of the Shona and other communities

14 December 2020

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Sudan. Thousands flee fighting in Ethiopia to seek safety

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

11 December 2020

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Kenya. Refugees and host community access maternal health during COVID-19

IOM and UNHCR chiefs stress that COVID-19 underlines the urgent need for universal health coverage

11 December 2020

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A displaced Venezuelan family who lost their income during COVID-19 pictured in their home in Santiago, Chile, in May 2020.

US$1.44 billion needed to support refugees and migrants from Venezuela amid COVID-19

10 December 2020

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India. MUN refugee challengge

Record 20,000 students engage in refugee policies through the 2020 Model UN Refugee Challenge

9 December 2020

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Uganda. Borders opened to thousands fleeing Congo violence

Forced displacement passes 80 million by mid-2020 as COVID-19 tests refugee protection globally

9 December 2020

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Mexico. Caravan of refugees and migrants reaches Mexican border

Central America and Mexico reaffirm commitment to address the needs of hundreds of thousands forced to flee

8 December 2020

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Honduras. Man carries his belongings through a flooded road after the passing of Storm Iota, in Marcovia

Twin scourges COVID-19 and climate change threaten world's displaced and stateless

2 December 2020

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Brazil. Indigenous Warao mother recovers from coronavirus

Donors show solidarity with refugees and steadfast support for UNHCR programmes for 2021

2 December 2020

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Young children play in the city of Gao, Mali, February 2019.

Child-trafficking in Mali increasing because of conflict and COVID-19

1 December 2020

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Yemen. UNHCR addresses crisis caused by conflict, poverty and displacement

Nearly 40 million at heightened risk of violence, discrimination and rights abuses as COVID spawns a 'coping crisis'

30 November 2020

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