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A mother and her two children were among the thousands of refugees and migrants who reportedly made their way to the border over the past days.

UNHCR statement on the situation at the Turkey-EU border

2 March 2020

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United Kingdom. Mohamed Salah announced as Ambassador for UNHCR / Vodafone Foundation's Instant Network schools programme

Mohamed Salah joins up with Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR as first Instant Network Schools Ambassador

25 February 2020

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Sudan. Assistant High Commissioner for Operations visits refugee camp

UN Refugee Chief welcomes South Sudan's government of national unity

22 February 2020

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Greece. UNHCR calls for decisive action to end alarming conditions on Aegean islands

Act now to alleviate suffering at reception centres on Greek islands - UNHCR's Grandi

21 February 2020

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Syria. Young displaced boy fleeing violence near Idlib

UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for safety for civilians trapped in Idlib

20 February 2020

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First major group of Ethiopian refugees return home from Kenya

19 February 2020

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UNHCR saddened by refugee deaths in stampede for aid in Niger

18 February 2020

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Luxembourg. Ethiopian marathon runner Yonas Kinde trains for Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Refugee athlete takes part in Tokyo Marathon 2020

14 February 2020

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Ethiopia. UNHCR responds to huge displacement with lifesaving aid

UNHCR welcomes Ethiopia's ratification of Kampala Convention

14 February 2020

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Nigeria. UNHCR launches appeal for Cameroonian Anglophone refugees

More Cameroonian refugees flee to Nigeria, bringing total arrivals close to 60,000 mark

13 February 2020

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Iraq. UNHCR provides aid and shelter to refugees fleeing north-east Syria

More resettlement needed as only 4.5 per cent of global resettlement needs met in 2019

5 February 2020

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Burkina Faso. High Commissioner meets IDPs hosted by local community.

UNHCR stepping up response to escalating violence and displacement in the Sahel region

4 February 2020

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