News Stories
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Education for refugee children focus of new H&M Foundation campaign
3 Nov 2016For every H&M gift card sold, H&M Foundation will make a donation to help UNHCR provide school supplies for refugee children in countries around the world.
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UNHCR commemorates 2 years of the #IBelong campaign to eradicate global statelessness
27 Oct 2016Invisible is the word most commonly used to describe what it is like to be without a nationality.
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Mediterranean death toll soars, 2016 is deadliest year yet
26 Oct 2016This is the worst we have ever seen. From one death for every 269 arrivals last year, the likelihood of dying has spiraled to one in 88.
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UNHCR focuses on preparations for Mosul exodus
22 Oct 2016A large ground and air operation to retake Iraq’s second-largest city began earlier this week and could continue for two months, according to Iraqi forces.
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UNHCR welcomes Security Council recommendation of former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, as Secretary-General
6 Oct 2016During his ten years at UNHCR, Mr. Guterres managed some of the biggest refugee crises of our times.
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Greek heroes honored at 2016 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony
3 Oct 2016The heroic efforts of Greek volunteers during the 2015 refugee crisis were honored today by giving them the Nansen Refugee Award.
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UNHCR saddened by loss of life in boat capsize off Egypt
24 Sep 2016UNHCR is deeply saddened by the loss of life after yet another boat capsized in the Mediterranean, this time off the coast of Rosetta, Egypt.
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UNHCR welcomes new support for refugees at Leaders’ Summit
20 Sep 2016The 50 states and organizations participating in the Summit have increased their contributions to humanitarian appeals.
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UNHCR welcomes ‘unprecedented force and resonance’ of New York Declaration
19 Sep 2016Grandi pledged to work with world leaders to manage forced displacement in a principled manner, and resolve it with courage and vision.
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UN Secretary-General receives UNHCR #WithRefugees petition
18 Sep 2016UNHCR Chief hands #WithRefugees petition with more than 1.2 million signatures to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the UN General Assembly.