News Stories
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UNHCR seeks equal treatment for all Rohingya in Bangladesh
20 Mar 2017A small proportion who fled violence decades ago are considered refugees, while many recent arrivals remain undocumented and miss out on vital aid.
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Refugee crisis in South Sudan now world’s fastest growing
17 Mar 2017Uganda and regional states are overwhelmed and in critical need of help.
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Special Envoy Angelina Jolie renews UNHCR contract, says “I’m with you for life”
16 Mar 2017“I am with you, not just for my contract, I am with you for life. You can’t walk away once you’ve joined UNHCR. It’s who you become. We stand here as a family, and I am with you.”
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UNHCR Chief Grandi on the 6th anniversary of the war in Syria
15 Mar 2017Syria is at a crossroads. Unless drastic measures are taken to shore up peace and security, the situation will worsen.
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As war enters 7th year, UNHCR warns Syria is ‘at a crossroads’
9 Mar 2017While there are some hopes for peace, the needs and suffering of millions of Syrians continue unabated; Syrian war is a ‘collective failure.’
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UNHCR underscores humanitarian imperative for refugees as new U.S. rules announced
7 Mar 2017Refugees are ordinary people forced to flee war, violence, and persecution in their home countries and who remain in urgent need of life-saving assistance and protection.
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Refugees and migrants face heightened risks while trying to reach Europe
1 Mar 2017Recent report showed that people continued to move but undertook more diversified and dangerous journeys.
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Yemen’s brutal conflict pushing one million displaced to return to danger
22 Feb 2017Since the beginning of the conflict in March 2015, more than 11 percent of Yemen’s population, some 3 million people, have been forced to flee their homes for safety.
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Neil Gaiman appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
20 Feb 2017Internationally-acclaimed author Neil Gaiman is the newest appointed UNHCR global Goodwill Ambassador.
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Insecurity in Yemen threatens incoming refugees and migrants
16 Feb 2017Yemen is a country that has been ravaged by fighting since 2015, and the situation there has only worsened as third parties have contributed to that civil war.