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UNHCR urges protection of Yemeni civilians
10 Dec 2018In Yemen, each new day of the conflict inflicts more suffering on an already battered and exhausted civilian population. Given the heavy human cost, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urges parties to the conflict in Yemen to improve the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
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This group of mountaineers hiked for the world’s refugees. So can you
7 Dec 2018UNHCR, Trail Adventours team up through a hike-for-a-cause
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16 Days of Activism: Grandi calls for better protection of refugees against sexual violence in the workplace
25 Nov 2018UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called today for renewed and bold action to better protect refugees and displaced people from sexual and gender-based violence, or SGBV, in the workplace. “The world of work can be particularly risky for refugees and other forcibly displaced people. Many are left with […]
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Four years into its #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness, UNHCR calls for more resolute action by states
14 Nov 2018Four years after the launch of a decade-long campaign to eradicate statelessness globally, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called today on states to take faster and more resolute action to help meet the campaign goal. Important results have been achieved since November 2014 when UNHCR’s #IBelong campaign began. More than […]
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UNHCR extremely concerned about escalation of conflict in Yemen’s Hudaydah
9 Nov 2018This 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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned about the recent intensification of conflict in Yemen’s Al […]
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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie calls for lasting ceasefire in Yemen
4 Nov 2018UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie today called for the urgent establishment of a ceasefire in Yemen and a lasting settlement to the conflict. She welcomed recent discussion of a halt to hostilities, and called on the United Nations Security Council, working with countries in the region, to find a negotiated […]
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Tents bring Indonesia quake survivors out of the rain
29 Oct 2018UNHCR delivery gives shelter to some 10,000 children, women and men who lost homes when a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi last month.
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Angelina Jolie calls for more international support for Venezuelan refugees in Peru
23 Oct 2018The UNHCR Special Envoy visits Peru to assess the humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and their hosts.
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Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Lima, Peru
23 Oct 2018Buenos días, I am very grateful to President Vizcarra for receiving me this morning, and for the talks we have just had. Thank you Minister Popolizo very much for your work and for your words. I have come to Peru to witness the humanitarian situation for those fleeing Venezuela. I […]
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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie carries out mission to Peru
21 Oct 2018Peru is one of the countries most affected by the surge in Venezuelan refugees and migrants – the largest movement of people in Latin America’s recent history.