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UN refugee chief warns against politicizing plight of refugees
3 Feb 2017 Filippo Grandi urges developed countries to show generosity to those fleeing conflict or risk undermining principle of solidarity. -
UN refugee chief calls for accelerated assistance for Aleppo
1 Feb 2017 Shocked by scale of devastation, Grandi calls for massive investment and for efforts to secure lasting peace. -
UN refugee head meets Homs' displaced on Syria visit
31 Jan 2017 Filippo Grandi witnesses 'immense' scale of urgent humanitarian and reconstruction needs. -
After the battle, Aleppo residents want to get back to work
27 Jan 2017 Displaced residents of Syria's war-ravaged city seek employment as a first step towards returning to normal life. -
As tensions ease, some displaced return to Bangui
24 Jan 2017 Thousands of people who fled fighting in the Central African Republic's capital have returned under a voluntary programme run by UNHCR and the government. -
As Gambia crisis passes, displaced return from Senegal
24 Jan 2017 Several thousand people have returned to the Gambia since ex-president Yahya Jammeh ceded power. -
UN seeks $4.63 billion to aid Syrian refugees and host nations
24 Jan 2017 Funding appeal launched at Helsinki event seeks to ease desperate plight of 4.7 million refugees and neighbouring countries hosting them. -
Chad helps returnees at risk of statelessness to get papers
20 Jan 2017 UNHCR is working with Chad and partners to ensure the children of Chadian émigrés fleeing war in neighbouring countries finally receive ID cards to start over. -
Some 45,000 people have fled uncertainty in Gambia as tension mounts
20 Jan 2017 Women and children cross border of West African nation to Senegal as crisis talks take place.