News releases

News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

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UNHCR and IOM express concern over tragic loss of life as boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea

11 November 2025

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Three children stand outside their shelter in warm clothing and blankets.

UNHCR: Millions of refugees face winter hardships with threadbare support

11 November 2025

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Making cashless transactions using the TNG eWallet

UNHCR Malaysia and TNG Digital Empower Refugees with Financial Access through TNG eWallet

17 March 2025

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Milestone World Refugee Day marker with first ever commemorative 'Khutbah' sermon in mosques

21 June 2024

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UNHCR is deeply saddened by deaths of detainees following reported riot at Bidor immigration depot in Malaysia

8 February 2024

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Poland. Refugees from Ukraine at the Kapelanka hostel

Acute needs of older Ukrainian refugees and those with disabilities must not be overlooked

27 April 2023

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UNHCR’s Grandi: To avoid further suffering and a major refugee crisis, Sudan needs urgent peace efforts

26 April 2023

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Sudanese refugees sit in the shade under makeshift shelters in the Chadian desert

UNHCR gravely concerned as refugees fleeing fighting in Sudan arrive in Chad

20 April 2023

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UNHCR expresses alarm at Sudan clashes, urges de-escalation

17 April 2023

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Brazil. Venezuelan families are interiorized and receive UNHCR donations to restart life in other Brazilian states

After 5 years, Brazil relocation strategy benefits over 100,000 Venezuelans

4 April 2023

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Switzerland. Portrait of Stranger

UNHCR and Platon launch collaboration to bring refugee voices, aspirations into focus

27 March 2023

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UNHCR wins award for innovative use of blockchain solutions to provide cash to forcibly displaced in Ukraine

23 March 2023

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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