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Switzerland. Family reunited after kids who crossed desert were captured in Libya

UNHCR appeals for resettlement places as record forced displacement and protection needs outstrip solutions

24 June 2020

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Lebanon. Midia Said Sido, Syrian from Aleppo living in Southern Lebanon

2020 World Refugee Day Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

19 June 2020

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Burkina Faso. UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Goudoubou camp

1 per cent of humanity displaced: UNHCR Global Trends report

18 June 2020

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Lebanon. Resettlement of refugees suspended over COVID-19 restrictions

Joint Statement: UN refugee chief Grandi and IOM's Vitorino announce resumption of resettlement travel for refugees

18 June 2020

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UNHCR, WFP join forces to reach thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya with emergency food aid

16 June 2020

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Côte d'Ivoire. Ivorian graphic designer produces emoji for World Refugee Day

UNHCR and Twitter launch 2020 World Refugee Day emoji created by Ivorian artist O'Plérou

15 June 2020

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Burkina Faso. Thirty-three family members internally displaced by violence

Time running out for civilians in Africa's Sahel region as attacks multiply

11 June 2020

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Cameroon. Minawao, the green refugee camp

UNHCR: Help us protect the environment to protect refugees

5 June 2020

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Iraq. Coronavirus prevention and awareness campaigns

News comment by UN Refugee Agency's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs, on the UN Secretary-General's policy briefing on People on the Move

3 June 2020

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UNHCR outraged at killings of two refugees and one community member in Niger

1 June 2020

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Brazil. COVID-19 protection for Venezuela's indigenous Warao refugees

UNHCR and IOM welcome donor pledges for Venezuelan refugees and migrants

26 May 2020

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Spain. Mediterranean Sea

UNHCR, IOM, urge European states to disembark rescued migrants and refugees on board the Captain Morgan vessels

21 May 2020

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