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Latest press releases and briefing notes

Libya. Refugees freed from detention are evacuated from Tripoli conflict zone

News comment by UNHCR's Chief of Mission for Libya, Jean-Paul Cavalieri, about shelling close to Gathering and Departure Facility in Tripoli

2 January 2020

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Kazakhstan amends laws to ensure universal birth registration and prevent childhood statelessness

26 December 2019

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Switzerland. Former Iraqi refugee speaks at the Global Refugee Forum

Global Refugee Forum pledges collective action for better refugee inclusion, education, jobs

18 December 2019

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London. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett with Razan Alsous, a refugee from Damascus, Syria, and Founder of Yorkshire Dama Cheese

Cate Blanchett and Ben Stiller among stars joining UNHCR's campaign for solidarity with refugees

16 December 2019

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Kenya. Mary and Mumina use tablets in Class 8 at Angelina Jolie School

Private sector steps up for refugees as Global Refugee Forum opens in Geneva

16 December 2019

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World gathering on refugees opens in Geneva after 'decade of displacement'

16 December 2019

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Malta joins global efforts to address statelessness

13 December 2019

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South Sudan. Heavy rains in Ethiopia floods refugee camps in great Maban county

UNHCR head appeals to South Sudan parties to ensure long-lasting peace

13 December 2019

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Mozambique. Aerial view of Beira

Comment by Andrew Harper, UNHCR's newly appointed Special Advisor on Climate Action, who is attending this year's UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP 25, in Madrid

11 December 2019

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Bangladesh. Life in exile for Rohingya refugees in world's largest settlements

Sporting world pledge support for refugees, ahead of next week's Global Refugee Forum

10 December 2019

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Syria. giving thousands of children a chance in quality education

Donors pledge US$1.2 billion funding to UNHCR for refugee protection and humanitarian programmes

5 December 2019

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Papua New Guinea. UNHCR supports asylum-seekers' struggle for fair treatment

UNHCR statement on Australia's repeal of Medevac legislation

5 December 2019

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