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China. High Commissioner with Goodwill Ambassador Yao Chen

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi renews Yao Chen's Goodwill Ambassador tenure

8 June 2017

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UN Refugee Agency chief seeks to deepen cooperation with China

8 June 2017

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News comment: UNHCR shocked at deaths in Sahara Desert

2 June 2017

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Nigerian refugees returning from Cameroon, waiting for registration in Banki IDP camp, Nigeria

UNHCR steps up support amidst large-scale returns to Northeast Nigeria

1 June 2017

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UNHCR and partners aid victims of Cyclone Mora in Bangladesh

31 May 2017

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Switzerland. UNHCR and Global Fund sign MOU

UNHCR and Global Fund to expand health services to refugees

31 May 2017

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Kenya. Kakuma refugee camps

UNHCR refers Kenya staff to police after internal investigation finds fraud at Kakuma camp

30 May 2017

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UNHCR statement on Syrians stranded between Algeria & Morocco

30 May 2017

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Libya. UNHCR chief visits refugees at Tariq al-Sikka detention facility

UNHCR, IOM pledge increased support for Libya

30 May 2017

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Searching for Syria

Searching for Syria? Google and UNHCR offer answers to five top questions

22 May 2017

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UN refugee chief Grandi in Libya: UNHCR ramping up its humanitarian response

21 May 2017

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Jordan. The solar power plant in Azraq refugee camp

Azraq, the world's first refugee camp powered by renewable energy

17 May 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