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Switzerland. Meeting of UNHCR and WFP

UNHCR, WFP agreement creates combined efficiencies to benefit refugees

15 May 2017

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Uganda. South Sudanese Refugees

Over US$1.4 billion needed for South Sudan refugees in 2017

15 May 2017

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UNHCR and Food Sweet Food launch the Refugee Food Festival in 13 major European cities in support of refugee integration

11 May 2017

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Uganda. South Sudanese refugee Juru Jane in Bidibidi settlement

More than one million children have fled escalating violence in South Sudan

8 May 2017

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Italy. Rescue-at-sea operation: Grecale

News comment by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Mediterranean crossings over the weekend

7 May 2017

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Angola. Congolese refugees flee violence in Kasai province

Angola: UNHCR airlifts aid to newly-arrived refugees from the DRC

30 April 2017

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Switzerland. Davos 2017: A Day in the Life of a Refugee simulation

Yusra Mardini appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

27 April 2017

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UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection visits Afghanistan, urges for sustainable solutions to displaced Afghans

25 April 2017

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Canada. Mohammad, a Syrian refugee man carrying his youngest son at a petting zoo

Canada's 2016 record high level of resettlement praised by UNHCR

24 April 2017

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UNICEF and UNHCR welcome EU policy to protect migrant and refugee children

12 April 2017

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UNHCR urges suspension of transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary under Dublin

10 April 2017

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Kristin Davis appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

6 April 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