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Dr. Evan Atar Adaha runs the only working hospital in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State where he treats people forced to flee conflict and persecution.

UNHCR continues to encourage the establishment of predictable arrangements in the Mediterranean for the disembarkation of people rescued at sea.

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Four million refugee children do not attend school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report released today. This is an increase of half a million of out-of-school refugee children in just one year. The report, Turn the Tide: Refugee Education in Crisis, shows that, despite the efforts of […]

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Following a mission to Jordan, the UNHCR High Profile Supporter and journalist puts the spotlight on the Syrian refugee crisis, and draws similarities between the generosity of Jordanians and Filipinos.

UNHCR welcomes the move by the Royal Thai Government to grant citizenship to three boys and their football coach, who were recently rescued from a cave in Chiang Rai in an extraordinary operation led by Thai authorities.

UNHCR will assist in the normalization process especially with regard to addressing the needs of IDPs and ensuring their enhanced participation in planning and development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today urged governments and business leaders in the Asia-Pacific to show solidarity with refugees in the region and share responsibility for protecting and finding solutions for them. Addressing ministers of 26 countries at the Seventh Ministerial Conference of the Bali Process in Bali, […]