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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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News comment: UNHCR welcomes Pope Francis' support for internally displaced

27 September 2020

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Greece. UNHCR ramps up support after fire destroys Moria reception centre.

UNHCR: alleviating suffering and overcrowding in Greek islands' reception centres must be part of the emergency response

24 September 2020

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Niger. Floods

UNHCR assisting displaced families affected by floods in the Sahel

24 September 2020

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Dominican Republic. Youth and Statelessness

UNHCR welcomes Dominican Republic move on citizenship

23 September 2020

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Sudan. UNHCR helps family win eight-year battle against statelessness

Time for all nationality laws to uphold women and men's equality, says UN and civil society leaders.

23 September 2020

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Greece. Unaccompanied children relocated from Greece to Portugal

UNHCR and IOM call for a truly common and principled approach to European migration and asylum policies

22 September 2020

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UK. World renowned footballer and UNHCR and Vodafone Foundation Ambassador for Instant Network Schools (INS), Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah to call for connected, quality education for refugee children, at UN General Assembly

22 September 2020

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Central African Republic. Life inside PK3 site for Internally Displaced Persons

Critical underfunding exacerbated by COVID-19 pushing displaced people to the edge

18 September 2020

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Syria. UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits families returning to their homes in Zamalka, East Ghouta

Grandi concludes Syria visit with pledge to maintain assistance to the most vulnerable

18 September 2020

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Jordan. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi's visit

UN refugee chief concludes Jordan visit with call for solidarity amid COVID crisis

15 September 2020

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UNHCR alarmed by refugee killings in Northern Uganda, calls for investigation

14 September 2020

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