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Greece. Syrian refugee carries the Olympic flame in Athens

IPC to create and support a Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

28 October 2020

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Bangladesh. New shelter eases monsoon threat for young Rohingya family

Conference on Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response 22 October 2020

22 October 2020

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Afghanistan. IDPs flee from Nadali to Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.

UNHCR calls for protection, support for civilians affected by violence in southern Afghanistan

20 October 2020

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Peru. Peruvian football club Alianza Lima partners with UNHCR to support refugees

Peruvian football club Alianza Lima partners with UNHCR to support refugees

16 October 2020

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Central African Republic. A family torn apart by conflict

COVID-19 inducing 'widespread despair' among refugees, UNHCR appeals for urgent support for mental health

10 October 2020

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UNHCR encouraged by progress towards solutions for forcibly displaced people from Sudan and South Sudan.

8 October 2020

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Greece. Refugees Arrive on Lesvos island

UNHCR's Gillian Triggs warns COVID-19 severely testing refugee protection

7 October 2020

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An internally displaced Burkinabe woman sits among belongings in Kaya, Burkina Faso, February 2020.

UNHCR condemns killing of 25 internally displaced people in Burkina Faso

7 October 2020

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Jordan. Syrian teenager harnesses passion for teaching during pandemic

UNHCR launches new portal with verified higher education opportunities for refugees

2 October 2020

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Committed to a better future, Maye is a fierce advocate for children and teens who have endured sexual exploitation.

Colombian child rights defender wins UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award

1 October 2020

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Central African Republic. Aid reaches Congolese refugees in remote village

UNHCR and some 100 NGOs urge world not to leave refugees behind in COVID-19 responses

30 September 2020

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A new life in Germany begins for a group of unaccompanied minors and vulnerable asylum seekers relocated from Greece.

UN agencies hail milestone as over 1000 asylum seekers relocated from Greece so far this year through EU initiative

30 September 2020

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