News releases

News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

UN Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees calls for joint action to address shifting challenges of mixed movements in the Americas

9 November 2022

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UNHCR and IOM appeal for urgent disembarkation of all stranded refugees and migrants in central Mediterranean

7 November 2022

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Pakistan. UNHCR provides emergency support in flood-stricken Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

UNHCR's Grandi urges world leaders not to forget displaced people at COP27

7 November 2022

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UNHCR calls on States to refrain from forced returns of Haitians

3 November 2022

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UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner urges strong international support for Burundian refugees to return, rebuild their lives

2 November 2022

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UNHCR congratulates the Olympic Refuge Foundation and the Refugee Olympic Team on 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports

28 October 2022

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visits a Somali family who recently arrived at a temporary site near Dagahaley refugee camp, Kenya.

UNHCR's Grandi sounds alarm as drought grips Horn of Africa

25 October 2022

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Yemen. Displaced families in Lahj

UNHCR's unprecedented US$700m funding gap spells catastrophe for millions

24 October 2022

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UNHCR issues urgent appeal to stop forced returns of Myanmar nationals

20 October 2022

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UNHCR celebrates DAFI's 30 years of refugee scholarship support, calling for more investment in education

17 October 2022

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Uganda. Refugee suicides highlight need for better mental health resources

Refugees need better mental health support amid rising displacement

14 October 2022

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Ecuador. Venezuelan family walked for more than a month to reach Cuenca, where stayed in an emergency shelter supported by UNHCR

Three quarters of refugees and migrants from Venezuela struggle to access basic services in Latin America and the Caribbean

12 October 2022

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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