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Grandi heads to 'frontline' on first visit with refugees as High Commissioner
15 Jan 2016 Filippo Grandi toured Turkey's Nizip I and II camps, home to almost 16,000 refugees, in his first visit to the field as High Commissioner -
Volunteers tackle prejudice against refugees in Latvia
14 Jan 2016 As the Baltic nation prepares to accept an unprecedented number of refugees, a volunteer group is trying to change attitudes -
Driven by starvation, Syrians forage for grass
12 Jan 2016 Malnourished residents of mountain town of Madaya forage for grass and herbs following months of blockade -
How UNHCR helps to change young lives on Lesvos
11 Jan 2016 A UNHCR field officer explains how unaccompanied minors arriving on Lesvos benefit from vital advice and support -
Vital aid reaches starving Syrians in besieged towns
11 Jan 2016 Convoy of trucks delivers life-saving aid of food and blankets to the towns of Madaya, Foa'a and Kefraya where more than 50,000 civilians are trapped. -
Over one million sea arrivals reach Europe in 2015
30 Dec 2015 UNHCR figures show over one million refugees and migrants reach Europe by sea in 2015, with almost 4,000 feared drowned. -
Laughter, antics help refugee kids rediscover childhood
30 Dec 2015 Clowns bring much needed fun to youngsters driven from their homes by the conflicts in Iraq and Syria. -
A million refugees and migrants flee to Europe in 2015
22 Dec 2015 Some 972,500 take dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing while over 34,000 others cross from Turkey into Bulgaria and Greece by land -
"End of Syria as we know it" if no peace deal, Guterres says
22 Dec 2015 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres tells UN Security Council a "surge in diplomacy for peace" is needed