News releases

News releases

Latest press releases and briefing notes

UNHCR calls on States to refrain from forced returns of Haitians

3 November 2022

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UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner urges strong international support for Burundian refugees to return, rebuild their lives

2 November 2022

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UNHCR congratulates the Olympic Refuge Foundation and the Refugee Olympic Team on 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports

28 October 2022

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visits a Somali family who recently arrived at a temporary site near Dagahaley refugee camp, Kenya.

UNHCR's Grandi sounds alarm as drought grips Horn of Africa

25 October 2022

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Yemen. Displaced families in Lahj

UNHCR's unprecedented US$700m funding gap spells catastrophe for millions

24 October 2022

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UNHCR issues urgent appeal to stop forced returns of Myanmar nationals

20 October 2022

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UNHCR celebrates DAFI's 30 years of refugee scholarship support, calling for more investment in education

17 October 2022

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Uganda. Refugee suicides highlight need for better mental health resources

Refugees need better mental health support amid rising displacement

14 October 2022

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Ecuador. Venezuelan family walked for more than a month to reach Cuenca, where stayed in an emergency shelter supported by UNHCR

Three quarters of refugees and migrants from Venezuela struggle to access basic services in Latin America and the Caribbean

12 October 2022

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Germany. Dr. Angela Merkel honoured for 'true leadership' in protecting refugees

Angela Merkel to receive UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for protecting refugees at height of Syria crisis

4 October 2022

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Tanzania. High Commissioner visits refugees at Nyarugusu camp in Kigoma

Renewed as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Grandi will keep striving for solutions

27 September 2022

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Bangladesh. Rohingya refugee women gain skills and a voice making eco-friendly products

UNHCR and Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development Launch Global Islamic Fund for Refugees

23 September 2022

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