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Latest press releases and briefing notes

Malaysia

UNHCR says ethnic Chin refugees may require continued international protection as security situation worsens in Myanmar

14 March 2019

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Jordan. UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visit

Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie as Syria crisis enters its ninth year

14 March 2019

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Lebanon. UNHCR Response after Norma battered Lebanon with fierce winds, heavy snow and rainfall

United Nations calls for sustained support to Syrians and the region ahead of Brussels conference

13 March 2019

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UNHCR expresses appreciation, urges more solidarity for Uganda's refugee response

12 March 2019

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UNHCR mourns the deaths of three colleagues killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash

11 March 2019

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Statement of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302

10 March 2019

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for continued support for Lebanon

9 March 2019

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Colombia. A mother with her child crosses the Simon Bolivar Bridge, one of 7 legal entry points on the Colombia-Venezuela border

Asylum applications by Venezuelans soar to over 400,000

8 March 2019

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Yemen. Life for displaced families in a country gripped by war

Almost 100 civilian casualties each week in Yemen in 2018

7 March 2019

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Syria. High Commissioner visit to Souran

High Commissioner for Refugees visits Syria, assesses humanitarian needs

7 March 2019

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Egypt. Refugee students reap benefits at education initiative in Cairo

UNHCR urges critical support for refugees in Egypt

28 February 2019

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A Venezuelan mother holds her child as she crosses the Simon Bolivar Bridge to Colombia, in January 2019.

Venezuelan outflow continues unabated, stands now at 3.4 million

22 February 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