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Home-made rafts arriving from Myanmar, refugee population density soaring
17 Nov 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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First results of family counting in Bangladesh find every third refugee household vulnerable
7 Nov 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Duniya Aslam Khan – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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UNHCR supports inter-agency agreement on the protection of asylum seekers, refugees, and stateless persons in the Philippines
3 Nov 2017The UN Refugee Agency supports the inter-agency agreement on the protection of asylum seekers, refugees, and stateless persons in the Philippines. The initiative is the culmination of planning of 16 government agencies.
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Rohingya refugees still fleeing to Bangladesh with crisis in third month
3 Nov 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – 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 to UN Security Council – “Have we become unable to broker peace?”
2 Nov 2017In a speech to the UN Security Council in New York, Grandi said that a succession of major new crises had caused massive displacement across virtually all regions of the globe.
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Four Rohingya refugees perish in new Bay of Bengal shipwreck
31 Oct 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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UNHCR facilitates issuance of PhilHealth identification cards, SMS broadcast to Marawi IDPs
28 Oct 2017UNHCR works with PhilHealth and partners to give persons displaced by the Marawi conflict IDs so they can enjoy their freedom of movement, have access to basic social services, and be able to voluntarily opt to avail of durable solutions after displacement.
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Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees moved from Kutupalong camp to new site
27 Oct 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Bangladesh: Thousands of new arrivals assisted at transit centre, camp
20 Oct 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Duniya Aslam Khan – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Up to 15,000 refugees stranded near Bangladesh-Myanmar border
17 Oct 2017This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.