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Latest press releases and briefing notes

Ukraine. Visit of the AHC to Maiorsk Checkpoint on the contact line between government-controlled and non-government controlled area in east Ukraine.

UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner calls for improved access to pensions for the internally displaced and other rights

27 March 2018

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Angola. Stoicism amid despair for Congolese refugees

UNHCR and partners seek US$504 million for Congolese refugees

23 March 2018

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UNHCR Ambassador Cate Blanchett warns of "a race against time" to protect Rohingya refugees from upcoming monsoon rains

21 March 2018

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Bangladesh. Rohingya adapt to new lives in refugee camps

UN launches 2018 appeal for Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi host communities

16 March 2018

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UN Agencies call for stronger action to achieve equal nationality rights for all

15 March 2018

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Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie on the Seventh Anniversary of the start of the Syrian Crisis

15 March 2018

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Syria. In the shadow of destruction, life resumes in Aleppo

Syria conflict at 7 years: 'a colossal human tragedy'

9 March 2018

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UNHCR and UNICEF chiefs, on joint visit to Lebanon, call for more action to protect and empower Syrian refugee women and girls as world marks International Women's Day

8 March 2018

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Refugee malaysia school girl

Her Turn: UNHCR report reveals critical gap in education for refugee girls

8 March 2018

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Mauritania. "Monsieur, Monsieur!"

Her Turn: UNHCR report reveals critical gap in education for refugee girls

7 March 2018

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UNHCR appeals for protection of Rohingya currently trapped on Myanmar-Bangladesh border

5 March 2018

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Bangladesh. Elephant crossing sign

'Tusk force' set up to protect refugees and elephants in Bangladesh

2 March 2018

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