News Stories
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Q&A: Access to health services is key to halting COVID-19 and saving refugee lives
1 Apr 2020UNHCR’s leading public health expert says prevention and inclusion must be at the heart of the response for displaced people, especially in areas with weak health services.
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UNHCR’s response to COVID-19 around the world
31 Mar 2020This is how UNHCR is supporting vulnerable refugees and displaced families in the fight against coronavirus.
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Syrian refugees aid vulnerable Swiss amid COVID-19 outbreak
30 Mar 2020As the elderly and unwell self-isolate, a network of Syrians provides a vital bridge to the outside world for Swiss in greatest need.
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UNHCR seeks US$255 million to respond to COVID-19 outbreak
27 Mar 2020Funding is part of wider UN appeal for US$2 billion to safeguard ‘millions of people who are least able to protect themselves’ from the new coronavirus.
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UNHCR’s airlift with vital medical aid lands in Iran
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UNHCR distributes much-needed aid to refugees in Iran to protect against COVID-19
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UN Refugee Agency steps up COVID-19 preparedness, prevention and response measures
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New shelter eases monsoon threat for young Rohingya family
7 Mar 2020After fleeing for their lives to the world’s largest refugee settlement, young parents lived in fear of heavy rains and landslides before move to new home on stilts.
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Remembering our humanitarian legacy with ‘Safe Haven: Jewish Refugees in the Philippines’
10 Feb 2020To pay tribute to the legacy of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon, whose Open Door policy saved close to 1,300 Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, twin events were organized by the Philippine Mission to the UN in New York and the Philippine Embassy in Israel.
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PH Pledges Commitment in First Global Refugee Forum
23 Dec 2019At the Global #RefugeeForum, the Philippines joins other states and stakeholders in building a world where no one is left behind.