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Spain. Rescue ship docks in Algeciras with refugees and migrants

On last day of 2018, UNHCR urges rapid solution for refugees stranded on Mediterranean Sea

31 December 2018

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Romania. Refugee children find their voice in inclusive choirs

UNHCR calls on Romanian EU Presidency to unite EU countries in stronger and fairer response for refugees

21 December 2018

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Mexico. Caravan of refugees and migrants seek shelter and work in Tijuana

UNHCR statement on today's US-Mexico announcement on new asylum protocols

20 December 2018

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Portugal. Refugees, arrival at Lisbon Airport

First resettled refugees arrive in Portugal under new scheme

19 December 2018

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France. scholarships for Syrian refugees

More refugees being helped by family, work and study permits, finds UNHCR and OECD study

19 December 2018

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UNHCR welcomes agreement on migration compact

19 December 2018

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States reach historic deal for refugees and commit to more effective, fairer response

17 December 2018

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UNHCR signs several agreements with Qatar in support of refugees

17 December 2018

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Peace needed in South Sudan to end five years of displacement

14 December 2018

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Ecuador. Venezuelan families begin new lives in exile

Emergency plan for refugees and migrants from Venezuela launched

14 December 2018

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Violence displaces more than 50,000 in western Niger this year

13 December 2018

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Democratic Republic of the Congo. High Commissioner visits Mulongwe

UNHCR donors commit a record US$926 million in initial pledges for refugees, internally displaced and stateless people in 2019

12 December 2018

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