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In Kenya, UN refugee chief urges support for Somali refugees and host communities
21 Dec 2017 Filippo Grandi expresses his gratitude to Kenya for hosting almost half a million refugees and keeping its borders open to people fleeing war. -
Somali asylum seeker volunteers in local German fire brigade
20 Dec 2017 Yusuf puts experience gained from two conflicts to good use as a volunteer firefighter in Fürstenwalde. -
Evacuation from Libya gives refugees new hope
18 Dec 2017 Second UNHCR evacuation flight from Libya to Niger gives refugees new hope and takes total number evacuated since November to almost 100. -
UN refugee chief finds Somalia suffering from instability and drought, but sees hope
18 Dec 2017 On visit to southern port city of Kismayo, Grandi praises progress and pledges continued investment and support. -
Desperate Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh on flimsy rafts
17 Nov 2017 UNHCR is concerned at the growing number of people resorting to desperate means to flee Myanmar. -
Rohingya return rests on safety and trust, says UNHCR's Volker Türk
7 Nov 2017 UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection assured Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh that any return must be voluntary, safe and dignified. -
'Thousands' of Rohingya waiting to sail to safety in Bangladesh
2 Nov 2017 Several thousand are stranded on Myanmar's shores in deteriorating conditions, waiting for boats to take them across the Naf River. -
Four Rohingya refugees die as boat capsizes off Bangladesh
31 Oct 2017 UN Refugee Agency deeply saddened by reports of new shipwreck in the Bay of Bengal. -
Rohingya refugees build new homes on new site in Bangladesh
27 Oct 2017 More than 1,700 new arrivals have so far been moved to a zone in Kutupalong Extension.