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Latest press releases and briefing notes

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie arrives in Yemen to meet those affected by conflict

6 March 2022

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News Comment: UNHCR welcomes EU decision to offer Temporary Protection to Refugees fleeing Ukraine

4 March 2022

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News Comment: 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week

3 March 2022

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Kenya. COVID-19 Immunization in Kakuma Camp and Kalobeyei Settlement

UNHCR highlights great progress on refugee vaccine inclusion but inequities hamper rollout

2 March 2022

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UN seeks US$1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and neighbouring countries

1 March 2022

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Turkey. UNHCR steps up response as 130,000 Syrian refugees cross into Turkey

New book explores past, present and future of protecting people forced to flee

28 February 2022

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Statement on the situation in Ukraine attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

24 February 2022

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Greece. Arrivals from Turkey inundate Evros reception centre

News Comment: UNHCR warns of increasing violence and human rights violations at European borders

21 February 2022

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UNHCR Deputy calls for enhanced access to education and livelihoods for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

18 February 2022

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Niger. High Commissioner and head of IOM visit UNHCR projects in northern town

IOM and UNHCR call for more international support to Niger after joint visit

11 February 2022

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A 2018 photo of a displacement site in Drodo, Djugu Territory, where another deadly attack occurred late last year.

UNHCR and IOM Condemn Deadly Attack on Displacement Site in DR Congo

3 February 2022

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Jordan issues record number of work permits to Syrian refugees

25 January 2022

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Malaysia. Vietnamese Boat People

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High Commissioner Filippo Grandi during an interview on the border between Moldova and Ukraine