News Stories
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UNHCR opens new camps for Mosul displaced as winter bites
28 Nov 2016The number of Iraqis that have fled the fighting for control of the country’s second city reaches almost 73,000.
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More support needed as Mosul, Iraq displacement grows
28 Nov 2016Just over a month since the start of the Mosul offensive, the UN Refugee Agency and its partners have been intensifying life-saving, emergency assistance for tens of thousands of displaced Iraqis.
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UNHCR lauds the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand among ASEAN States to address statelessness
15 Nov 2016UNHCR has welcomed the progress made by the Governments of Indonesia and the Philippines to confirm the nationality of nearly 3,000 people of Indonesian descent living in the southern Philippines.
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UNHCR opens new camp amid spike in Mosul displacement
7 Nov 2016The UN Refugee Agency opened the camp following the arrival of an estimated 8,000 Iraqis who fled the fighting in the past 24 hours.
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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.