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News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

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Lack of funding putting help for Syrian refugees and hosts at risk, as Brussels Syria Conference set to open

4 April 2017

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Iraq. Sectors image for UNHCR reporting

Kuwait, UNHCR sign landmark agreement to aid Syrian refugees

2 April 2017

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Canada. Newly arrived Syrian family at their home in Ottawa.

A year after key conference sought to boost resettlement targets for Syrian refugees, half of the 500,000 places sought have been achieved

30 March 2017

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Italy. Mare Nostrum June rescues

News comment by Volker Türk, UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, on new Mediterranean shipwreck

29 March 2017

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Greece. UNHCR upgrades the Kara Tepe accommodation facility

Stronger cooperation crucial to ensure sustainable refugee response in Greece – UNHCR

27 March 2017

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IGAD Summit: UNHCR appeals for continued and strong support to Somalia and countries hosting Somali refugees

25 March 2017

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UN Refugee Agency Applauds Haiti Vote on Statelessness

23 March 2017

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News Comment from Vincent Cochetel, Director of UNHCR's Europe bureau

23 March 2017

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Uganda. South Sudanese refugees queue for food the Imvepi reception centre

'Breaking Point' imminent: Government of Uganda, UNHCR say help for South Sudan refugee inflow urgently needed

23 March 2017

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Somalia. A Million Shillings- Escape from Somalia

UNHCR condemns refugee deaths off Yemen, calls for inquiry

20 March 2017

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Somalia. A Million Shillings- Escape from Somalia

UNHCR appalled at attack on refugee boat off Yemen

17 March 2017

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Switzerland. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi meets with UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie.

Special Envoy Angelina Jolie renews UNHCR contract, says 'I'm with you for life'

15 March 2017

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