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Latest press releases and briefing notes

Italy. Survivors of a dangerous crossing

High Commissioner Grandi urges more solidarity with Italy

1 July 2017

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Nigeria. More than 12,000 Nigerian refugees returned from Cameroon in May 2017

Involuntary refugee returns to Nigeria must be avoided - UNHCR

29 June 2017

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High Commissioner's message on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr

25 June 2017

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UNHCR welcomes admission of Syrians by Morocco

22 June 2017

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Statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on returns to northeast Nigeria

21 June 2017

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Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on World Refugee Day 2017

20 June 2017

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Kenya. UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie marks World Refugee Day 2017

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Nairobi, appeals for child refugees

20 June 2017

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War, violence, persecution push displacement to new unprecedented high

19 June 2017

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The FC Barcelona Fondation and UNHCR launch campaign in support of refugee children

13 June 2017

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Angola. Congolese refugees flee violent attacks

US$65 million sought to aid DRC refugees in Angola

12 June 2017

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Austria. Syrian refugee kids looking out from their new home in a small town. They are on a resettlement program for Syrian refugees, in cooperation with UNHCR

Match resettlement commitments with action: UN Refugee Chief

12 June 2017

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News comment on latest shipwrecks on Mediterranean Sea

11 June 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