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Latest press releases and briefing notes

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UN and partners launch plan to support Syrian refugees and countries hosting them as number of Syrian refugee new-borns reaches one million mark

11 December 2018

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Libya.

First group of refugees evacuated from new departure facility in Libya

6 December 2018

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UNHCR statement on the refugee response programme in Uganda

30 November 2018

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Switzerland. UNHCR's DHC signs an agreement with Silatech

UNHCR and Silatech sign cooperation agreement to support livelihood programmes for refugees

28 November 2018

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16 Days of Activism: Grandi calls for better protection of refugees against sexual violence in the workplace

25 November 2018

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UNHCR appeals for more resettlement, end to detention as Libya evacuations near 2,500

23 November 2018

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Bangladesh. Rohingya arrivals moved to new site

Statement of UNHCR on the need to create conditions in Myanmar that are conducive to refugee returns

23 November 2018

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Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees visits Iraq, pledges UNHCR's support through a time of transition

22 November 2018

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Lebanon. Second shift schools provide an education to Syrian refugees in Lebanon

UNHCR welcomes UNESCO report on refugee education, says more investment needed

20 November 2018

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UNHCR names HRH Princess Sarah Zeid and Venerable Vudhijaya Vajiramedhi as its first Patrons

15 November 2018

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Helena Christensen urges support for world's most underfunded refugee crisis

14 November 2018

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Kenya. From Statelessness to Citizenship for the Makonde

Four years into its #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness, UNHCR calls for more resolute action by states

13 November 2018

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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