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UN High Commissioner for Refugees praises the Republic of Turkey for its continued commitment to provide protection to all those in need

10 September 2021

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Switzerland. UNHCR 2021 Youth With Refugees Art Contest

Five footballs designed by young artists will raise funds for refugee sports programmes

8 September 2021

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Critical gaps in refugee education: two thirds of refugee youth might never get to secondary school

7 September 2021

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Unprecedented displacement in Central America and Mexico calls for urgent regional responsibility sharing

2 September 2021

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Côte d'Ivoire. UNHCR and local law association fight to end statelessness

The 1961 Statelessness Convention: 60 years of promoting and protecting the right to a nationality

30 August 2021

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'After the airlift'. News Comment attributable to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

30 August 2021

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Afghanistan. Worsening conflict in northern Afghanistan uproots thousands

UNHCR receives largest private sector contribution for Afghanistan crisis in 2021

26 August 2021

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UNHCR celebrates trailblazing team of refugee Para athletes at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

23 August 2021

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UNHCR report: Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, facing deadlier journeys in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea

19 August 2021

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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Afghanistan

19 August 2021

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Another boat tragedy off North Africa's Atlantic coast stark reminder of perilous sea journeys

18 August 2021

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Mexico. UNHCR Chief hears refugees' stories of hope and despair

UNHCR concerned over U.S. expulsion flights under COVID-19 asylum restrictions

11 August 2021

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