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UNHCR welcomes Turkmenistan's decision to grant citizenship to 2,580 stateless people

22 December 2020

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Malian refugees return to Goudoubo camp which they had left for security reasons

New safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso

21 December 2020

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EU, IOM, UNHCR to support peaceful integration of refugees and migrants across Latin American, Caribbean Communities affected by Covid-19

18 December 2020

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Guatemala. Asylum-seeking family struggling to recover after Storm Eta

Death threats and gang violence forcing more families to flee northern Central America – UNHCR and UNICEF survey

17 December 2020

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Kat Graham appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

16 December 2020

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Trinidad and Tobago. the Gulf of Paria

UNHCR and IOM saddened at deaths of refugees and migrants in shipwreck off Venezuela coast

15 December 2020

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Kenya. Stateless Shona woman becomes first to attend university

UNHCR applauds Kenya's decision to resolve the statelessness of the Shona and other communities

14 December 2020

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Sudan. Thousands flee fighting in Ethiopia to seek safety

Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region

11 December 2020

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Kenya. Refugees and host community access maternal health during COVID-19

IOM and UNHCR chiefs stress that COVID-19 underlines the urgent need for universal health coverage

11 December 2020

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A displaced Venezuelan family who lost their income during COVID-19 pictured in their home in Santiago, Chile, in May 2020.

US$1.44 billion needed to support refugees and migrants from Venezuela amid COVID-19

10 December 2020

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India. MUN refugee challengge

Record 20,000 students engage in refugee policies through the 2020 Model UN Refugee Challenge

9 December 2020

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Uganda. Borders opened to thousands fleeing Congo violence

Forced displacement passes 80 million by mid-2020 as COVID-19 tests refugee protection globally

9 December 2020

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