News releases

News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

Cameroon. Minawao, the green refugee camp

UNHCR: Help us protect the environment to protect refugees

5 June 2020

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Iraq. Coronavirus prevention and awareness campaigns

News comment by UN Refugee Agency's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs, on the UN Secretary-General's policy briefing on People on the Move

3 June 2020

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UNHCR outraged at killings of two refugees and one community member in Niger

1 June 2020

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Brazil. COVID-19 protection for Venezuela's indigenous Warao refugees

UNHCR and IOM welcome donor pledges for Venezuelan refugees and migrants

26 May 2020

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Spain. Mediterranean Sea

UNHCR, IOM, urge European states to disembark rescued migrants and refugees on board the Captain Morgan vessels

21 May 2020

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UNHCR releases new guidelines on loss and deprivation of nationality

21 May 2020

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WHO and UNHCR join forces to improve health services for refugees, displaced and stateless people

21 May 2020

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Kenya. Aerial view of Dadaab Refugee Camp

UNHCR and humanitarian agencies strengthen health response in Kenya refugee camps

20 May 2020

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Syrian sisters practice Taekwondo at their home in Azraq refugee camp, Jordan, during lockdown.

Olympic Refuge Foundation: Sport can offer hope to displaced communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

19 May 2020

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Pakistan. Unilever donates hygiene products during COVID-19 crisis

UNHCR receives huge donation to fight coronavirus

17 May 2020

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Maestro Shlomo Mintz is the main organizer of United in Music

United in Music: A virtual charity concert to aid UNHCR'S coronavirus response

15 May 2020

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Brazil. Life in Rondon 3 temporary shelter

UNHCR urges prioritization of mental health support in coronavirus response

14 May 2020

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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