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UNHCR Statement: Global Compact on Refugees a step closer to affirmation by UN General Assembly

13 November 2018

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Bangladesh. Safer, more sustainable fuel supply for Rohingya refugees

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

11 November 2018

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UNHCR statement on new US regulation on asylum

9 November 2018

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News Comment by Pascale Moreau, UNHCR Director of the Bureau for Europe, on the interreligious declaration on refugees issued by the Swiss Council of Religions

9 November 2018

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Colombia. Vulnerable Venezuelans seek help among Colombian neighbours

Number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela reaches 3 million

8 November 2018

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

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie calls for lasting ceasefire in Yemen

4 November 2018

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Nauru.

UNHCR appeals to Australia to act and save lives at immediate risk

23 October 2018

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Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Lima, Peru

23 October 2018

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Peru. Visit of UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie to Lima.

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie carries out mission to Peru

21 October 2018

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Refugees Mohamed and Mariam seen outside the detention center from where they were evacuated to Niger

UNHCR evacuates vulnerable refugees out of Libya as fighting resumes

18 October 2018

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Spain. Rescue ship docks in Algeciras with refugees and migrants

UNHCR and IOM appeal to European leaders to tackle Mediterranean deaths

17 October 2018

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South Sudanese surgeon honoured at 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony

1 October 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