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Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

11 October 2019

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Kenya. Registration of stateless Shona community

Watershed moment as countries step forward to tackle global statelessness

11 October 2019

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Syria. A woman with a baby sits at a back of a truck as they flee Ras al Ain town

Hundreds of thousands in harm's way in northern Syria

10 October 2019

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UNHCR Welcomes Renewed Commitment By Malaysia To End Statelessness

10 October 2019

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Switzerland. UNHCR's 70th Executive Committee meeting

Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al-Thani appointed UNHCR Eminent Advocate

9 October 2019

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UNHCR and AFAD agree emergency preparedness and response cooperation

8 October 2019

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Italy. Boat tragedy in Lampedusa

News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on anniversary of Lampedusa shipwreck

3 October 2019

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Lebanon. DAFI/HOPES student at home in Beqaa Valley

UNHCR urges more support to boost refugee access to tertiary education

3 October 2019

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Mexico. UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi visits Mexico

UN Refugee Chief in Mexico hears stories of hope and despair from Central American refugees, calls for more support for refugee response

2 October 2019

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Kyrgyzstan. Lawyer eradicates statelessness, wins Nansen Refugee Award 2019

Kyrgyz human rights lawyer wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

2 October 2019

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Gillian Triggs takes up role as new UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for international protection

30 September 2019

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Danny Ocean to perform at global humanitarian award ceremony

30 September 2019

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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