News releases

News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

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UNHCR appeals for end to arrests of asylum seekers in Libya, calls for urgent resumption of humanitarian flights

8 October 2021

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UNHCR recommends the cessation of refugee status for Ivorians

7 October 2021

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Sudan. High Commissioner visits Um Rakuba camp in eastern Sudan

News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on solutions for millions of forcibly displaced people from Sudan and South Sudan

5 October 2021

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Joint Statement by IGAD, UNHCR and the governments of South Sudan and Sudan on the Solutions Initiative for 7 million forcibly displaced people

5 October 2021

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UN agencies call for protection measures and a comprehensive regional approach for Haitians on the move

30 September 2021

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Democratic Republic of Congo. Peace villages and agricultural empowerment earn Evariste Mfaume a Nansen nomination

News Comment: UNHCR echoes call for global action to resolve internal displacement

29 September 2021

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Lebanon. Economic crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 lockdown

UN: Syrian refugees in Lebanon struggle to survive amid worst socioeconomic crisis in decades

29 September 2021

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Yemen. A community organization that provides a lifeline to displaced Yemenis is awarded the 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

Yemeni humanitarian organization wins 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

29 September 2021

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Council of Europe

UNHCR and Council of Europe discuss statelessness, urge States to uphold the right to a nationality in Europe

24 September 2021

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UNHCR and IOM shocked and dismayed by deaths near Belarus-Poland border

21 September 2021

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News Comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on conditions and expulsions at US border

21 September 2021

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees completes three-day visit to Afghanistan

15 September 2021

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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