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News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

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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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Switzerland. Angelina Jolie delivers memorial lecture

Speech by Angelina Jolie 'In defense of internationalism'

15 March 2017

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Remembering the victims of Syria's brutal war

13 March 2017

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Lebanon. Syrian Refugees; Beirut; refugees; Female headed households; Syrian women

As war enters 7th year, UNHCR warns Syria is 'at a crossroads'

9 March 2017

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UNHCR underscores humanitarian imperative for refugees as new U.S. rules announced

6 March 2017

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Refugees and migrants face heightened risks while trying to reach Europe – UNHCR report

27 February 2017

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Yemen. Conditions deteriorate as humanitarian catastrophe looms

Yemen's Brutal Conflict Pushing One Million Displaced to Return to Danger (Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release)

21 February 2017

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Severe food shortages hit Africa's refugees hard, UNHCR and WFP warn

20 February 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