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Critical gaps in refugee education: two thirds of refugee youth might never get to secondary school
UNHCR’s education report highlights the stories of young refugees around the world as they try to keep learning in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The 1951 Refugee Convention: 70 years of life-saving protection
Today marks 70 years since the 1951 Refugee Convention was signed.
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10 Facts About Refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, provides you with 10 important facts on refugees – for a fact-based discussion.
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UNHCR law observations on Latvian declaration of emergency situation
UNHCR urges States to end stalemate at Belarus-EU border and avoid further loss of life
UNHCR calls on states to expedite family reunification procedures for Afghan refugees
For 70 years, we at UNHCR, have been tasked with protecting people who have been forced to flee their homes. This is who we are.
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
UNHCR is firmly committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015.
‘Being a refugee – then and now’ is a conversation about identity, home and belonging between Syrian refugee Aladin, who fled his country to Latvia, and Lalita, who fled her home country Latvia during World War II.
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