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Live blog 2020: On World Refugee Day, everyone can make a difference

As COVID-19 has shown, solidarity is more important than ever. Join UNHCR today in celebrating refugees' courage and resilience worldwide.

20 Jun 2020

Resolving displacement critical for regional, international stability - UN refugee chief

As forced displacement tops 79.5 million, Filippo Grandi urges UN Security Council to use its authority seek peace and inclusion for the displaced.

18 Jun 2020

Global forced displacement vastly more widespread in 2019

UNHCR's annual Global Trends report finds more people are fleeing war, conflict and persecution worldwide. For many, rebuilding their lives remains out of reach.

18 Jun 2020

Why we must help - and learn from - refugees this Ramadan

A version of this op-ed was first published by Al Jazeera on 18 May.

19 May 2020

UNHCR receives huge donation to fight coronavirus

Unilever is donating millions of bars of soap, hand sanitizer and other supplies to help displaced people in dozens of countries prevent COVID-19.

17 May 2020

Conflict and pandemic drive more people to risk deadly sea route from Libya

A Sudanese teenager survived brushes with death in a quest for asylum, but rising insecurity and COVID-19 restrictions drove him to risk all on the open seas.

15 May 2020

UN agencies warn conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya

Joint statement by OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, WHO, IOM.

13 May 2020

Tributes flow after death of Tanzanian minister Augustine Mahiga, a former top UNHCR official

High Commissioner leads tributes to 'wonderful friend' who supported refugees in many demanding roles.

5 May 2020

Refugees across Arab world feel economic pain of coronavirus

As COVID-19 restrictions ravage livelihoods in the global economy, refugees and displaced people in Middle East and North Africa are among the hardest hit.

1 May 2020