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Germany. Dr. Angela Merkel honoured for 'true leadership' in protecting refugees

Angela Merkel to receive UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for protecting refugees at height of Syria crisis

4 October 2022

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Tanzania. High Commissioner visits refugees at Nyarugusu camp in Kigoma

Renewed as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Grandi will keep striving for solutions

27 September 2022

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IOM, UNHCR, and UNRWA: Latest tragedy at sea off Syria must prompt action

23 September 2022

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Bangladesh. Rohingya refugee women gain skills and a voice making eco-friendly products

UNHCR and Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development Launch Global Islamic Fund for Refugees

23 September 2022

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UNHCR, UNICEF establish dozens of support hubs in countries hosting Ukrainian refugees

21 September 2022

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Joint press release: International community shows solidarity with efforts to enhance protection and find solutions for people forced to flee and host communities in Central America and Mexico

21 September 2022

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Syria. High Commissioner visits displaced and widowed mother in Aleppo

Everyone has a right to safety, and to access food - UNHCR's Grandi's message from Syria

14 September 2022

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Six-year-old Gambolipai Martha leads the other children in a song during a pre-school class at Makpandu refugee settlement in South Sudan. Some 400 students, including local South Sudanese children and Congolese and Sudanese refugees, attend the school which was founded in 2019 by refugee community group, the Youth Association for Peace and Development.

Sir Lewis Hamilton backs UNHCR's campaign on refugee education

13 September 2022

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UNHCR comment on tweet by Special Envoy for the Western & Central Mediterranean situation

7 September 2022

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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Somalia

5 September 2022

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UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods

30 August 2022

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Tanzania. UN High Commissiner for Refugees, Fillipo Grandi vists Nyarungusu refugee camp

In Tanzania, UNHCR's Grandi urges more backing for solutions as the country continues to host refugees

27 August 2022

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