News releases

News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

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UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner George Okoth-Obbo Commends Iran on Stabilising Refugee Communities in the Country

21 April 2016

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Survivors report massive loss of life in latest Mediterranean Sea tragedy

20 April 2016

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Massive loss of life reported in latest Mediterranean tragedy

20 April 2016

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UNHCR delivers vital Ecuador quake relief to worst-hit areas

20 April 2016

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UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner urges continued international support for Afghan returnees and internally displaced or risk further population outflows

19 April 2016

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Work permit boost gives hope to Syrian refugees in Jordan

19 April 2016

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UNHCR to launch emergency airlift from Copenhagen for Ecuador earthquake

18 April 2016

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UNHCR lauds Pope's solidarity with refugees

16 April 2016

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UNHCR and GPE Agree on Closer Collaboration to Ensure Children's Education During Crisis

15 April 2016

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War strands Yemenis in Egypt, separated from their families

12 April 2016

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UNHCR statement on violence on the Greece-FYROM border on 10 April

11 April 2016

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Slump hurts refugee schools in Kurdistan region of Iraq

8 April 2016

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