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Syria. Violence and food shortages force Raqqa residents to flee

Alarm grows over thousands trapped by Syrian fighting

13 October 2017

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Chile becomes latest country to resettle Syrian refugees

13 October 2017

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UNHCR chief exhorts France to promote solidarity towards refugees in Europe

10 October 2017

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Bangladesh. Smoke still rising from Myanmar villages

UNHCR readies aid amid fresh refugee surge in Bangladesh

9 October 2017

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UNHCR brings help to refugees and migrants impacted by fierce fighting in Sabratha

9 October 2017

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UNHCR's Volker Turk warns of threats to global asylum environment in key address

5 October 2017

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Switzerland. UNHCR and Qatar Charity formalize cooperation agreement to support of global refugee programmes

UNHCR and Qatar Charity formalize cooperation agreement to support of global refugee programmes

3 October 2017

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Nigerian lawyer honoured at 2017 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony

2 October 2017

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Bangladesh. Rohingya families flee Myanmar by land and sea

UNHCR saddened by reports of refugees drowning in the Bay of Bengal

28 September 2017

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Bangladesh. UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Rohingya camps

Grandi highlights needs of refugees in Bangladesh

27 September 2017

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UNHCR calls for the EU relocation scheme to continue

26 September 2017

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UNHCR chief calls for stepped-up support for Rohingya refugees, thanks Bangladesh for keeping borders open

25 September 2017

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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