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Latest press releases and briefing notes

Bolivia. Supporting Venezuelans displaced by the socio-economic crisis

Urgent support needed as COVID-19 inflicts hardship on refugees and migrants from Venezuela

12 May 2020

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Jordan. Hygiene measures in practice at Za'atari camp to combat COVID-19

UNHCR urges sustained support to protect world's forcibly displaced from "devastating" impact of coronavirus

11 May 2020

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Kenya. Stateless tea picker in Kericho

UNHCR warns stateless people risk being left behind in coronavirus response

11 May 2020

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Kenya. UNHCR distributes hygiene kits and firewood during COVID-19 crisis

UN issues US$6.7 billion appeal to protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries

7 May 2020

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Andaman Sea. Rohingya boat people stranded at sea

Joint statement by UNHCR, IOM and UNODC on protection at sea in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea

6 May 2020

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Burkina Faso. Malian refugees relocated from unsafe northern areas to Sahel

Burkina Faso: UNHCR condemns violence against Malian refugees

4 May 2020

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Malta. On board the Phoenix

News comment on search and rescue in the Central Mediterranean by Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

1 May 2020

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UNHCR warns of looming humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, amidst ongoing fighting and coronavirus threat

30 April 2020

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Statement on passing of Professor Gil Loescher

30 April 2020

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An Afghan asylum-seeker stands with two of his children at a reception centre in Fylakio, Greece, in February 2020.

Coronavirus: UNHCR offers practical recommendations in support of European countries to ensure access to asylum and safe reception

27 April 2020

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Yemen. Hostilities in the north of the country force thousands to flee to Marib

On the eve of Ramadan, UNHCR calls for support for refugees and displaced people as millions are exposed to deprivation amid the COVID-19 crisis

23 April 2020

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Andaman Sea. Rohingya boat people stranded at sea

News comment on maritime movements of refugees and asylum-seekers, from the UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific

23 April 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