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Mexico. Caravan of refugees and migrants reaches Mexican border

Central America and Mexico reaffirm commitment to address the needs of hundreds of thousands forced to flee

8 December 2020

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United Kingdom. Neil Gaiman video shoot on the Isle of Skye, Scotland for the video poem "What you need to be warm"

Neil Gaiman launches crowdsourced animated film to help raise funds for Syrian refugees battling freezing temperatures and icy winds amid threat of Covid-19

7 December 2020

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Honduras. Man carries his belongings through a flooded road after the passing of Storm Iota, in Marcovia

Twin scourges COVID-19 and climate change threaten world's displaced and stateless

2 December 2020

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Brazil. Indigenous Warao mother recovers from coronavirus

Donors show solidarity with refugees and steadfast support for UNHCR programmes for 2021

2 December 2020

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Young children play in the city of Gao, Mali, February 2019.

Child-trafficking in Mali increasing because of conflict and COVID-19

1 December 2020

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Yemen. UNHCR addresses crisis caused by conflict, poverty and displacement

Nearly 40 million at heightened risk of violence, discrimination and rights abuses as COVID spawns a 'coping crisis'

30 November 2020

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Colombia. Displaced women find allies to fight sexual violence

UNHCR warns second wave of COVID pandemic driving further violence against refugee women and girls

25 November 2020

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Afghanistan. High Commissioner warns of crisis if peace process collapses

UN High Commissioner for Refugees warns of grave consequences if world looks away from Afghanistan, reiterates importance of finding solutions to Afghan displacement

23 November 2020

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Liberia. Fleeing post election violence

UNHCR airlifts emergency aid for Ivorian refugees in Liberia

23 November 2020

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Bangladesh. UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Rohingya camps

UN General Assembly extends mandate for High Commissioner Grandi

23 November 2020

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Lebanon. Resettlement of refugees suspended over COVID-19 restrictions

UNHCR warns 2020 risks lowest resettlement levels in recent history

19 November 2020

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Spain. Migrants intercepted off the coast of the Canary Islands

IOM and UNHCR carry out joint visit to the Canary Islands amid increasing arrivals

16 November 2020

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