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Indonesia. After seven month ordeal at sea, Rohingya refugees find sanctuary

News comment: Statement on refugee registration and data collection in Bangladesh

15 June 2021

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Afghan-Canadian refugee artist designs World Refugee Day Twitter emoji

14 June 2021

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Joint press release: International community mobilizes to find solutions to the forced displacement that affects Central America and Mexico

10 June 2021

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Chile. Venezuelan family without housing faces the arrival of cold winter

Southern hemisphere winter increases hardship for displaced Venezuelans

9 June 2021

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Tunisian lawyer Wafa Ben Khaled provides legal assistance to a refugee at her office in Sfax, Tunisia, in July 2020.

Global legal community steps up for refugees amid pandemic, providing 165,000 hours of free legal aid

8 June 2021

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France. IOC Scholarship Holder Masomah Ali Zada trains with hopes of a place on the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team

UNHCR congratulates the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team

8 June 2021

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A person hangs a rainbow flag to a window.

More concerted action needed to better protect LGBTIQ+ people forced from home

7 June 2021

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Germany. Resettlement programme gives hope to Syrian families

UNHCR and IPU welcome Council of Europe parliamentary resolution in support of refugees

4 June 2021

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Switzerland. High Commissioner Filippo Grandi at a press conferance

News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Denmark's new law on the transfer of asylum-seekers to third countries

3 June 2021

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Bangladesh. SARI ITCs treat both Rohingya and Bangladeshi patients during COVID-19 pandemic

UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioners conclude four-day visit to Bangladesh

2 June 2021

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Iran. Refugee girl in Sarvestan Settlement in Shiraz

Renewed commitment needed to support displaced Afghans and their hosts

31 May 2021

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Stronger international support urgently needed to improve access to higher education for young refugees

28 May 2021

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