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‘I can look for a job and educate my children’
22 Oct 2021UNHCR is helping thousands of displaced Mozambicans get identification documents, making it easier for them to access formal jobs and vital services.
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South Sudan floods wreak havoc on vulnerable communities
19 Oct 2021This is a summary of what was said by Arafat Jamal UNHCR Representative in South Sudan and ad interim UN Resident and UN Humanitarian Coordinator – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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UNHCR’s Grandi urges increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in Syria, including to people returning from displacement
18 Oct 2021DAMASCUS, Syria – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi reaffirmed UNHCR’s support to the most vulnerable in Syria and urged an increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in the country, including to people who have chosen to return home following years of displacement inside their own country or […]
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urges support for crisis-hit Lebanon
15 Oct 2021BEIRUT, Lebanon – At the end of a two-day visit to Lebanon, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to scale up its support to the Lebanese people and the refugees they host. “I am visiting Lebanon during a very difficult moment,” Grandi said. “The Lebanese […]
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UNHCR calls on states to expedite family reunification procedures for Afghan refugees
15 Oct 2021This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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On World Food Day, UN calls for strengthened and inclusive local food systems for displaced and host communities
15 Oct 2021Geneva – Scaled-up investments in local food systems are critical to ensure sustainable food security and nutrition for forcibly displaced people and host communities, three UN agencies say, ahead of World Food Day on 16 October. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Refugee Agency […]
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World Food Day: Celebrating efforts to strengthen local food systems for displaced and host communities
13 Oct 2021Geneva – The 16th of October is World Food Day. This year, the World Food Day commemorations will be jointly led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP). As part of the commemorations, the three agencies will […]
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UNHCR calls for equal access for refugees to quality mental healthcare
9 Oct 2021Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to boost quality mental health support for refugees, internally displaced and stateless people. “COVID-19 has taken a devastating toll on people forced to flee,” said Sajjad Malik, Director of UNHCR’s […]
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‘Political will’ needed to safeguard 82.4 million displaced – UNHCR protection chief
7 Oct 2021‘Urgent global collaboration’ is required to put agreed protection principles into practice, Gillian Triggs tells high-level gathering.
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UNHCR’s Grandi: Greater international cooperation needed to ‘solve multiple crises’
4 Oct 2021Only ‘robust conflict resolution efforts’ will prevent global displacement topping 100 million, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells high-level meeting.