News Stories
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UNHCR plays role in Typhoon Bopha affected areas
11 Jun 2013UNHCR had provided protection kits that include plastic sheets which provided the homeless families with temporary, but safe, dwelling as they slowly rebuild their houses.
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World Refugee Day 2013
11 Jun 2013UNHCR commemorates the strength and resilience of the more than 45 million people around the world forced to flee their homes due to war or persecution.
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Philippines passes historic bill to protect internally displaced
8 Feb 2013The bill seeks to prevent displacement, and spells out rights during and after displacement. It also imposes heavy penalties against arbitrary internal displacement of any person.
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PAO, UNHCR ink MOU on refugees’ free legal aid
8 Jan 2013Refugees can now have access to free legal assistance.
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UNHCR lauds Philippines for landmark mechanism to protect refugees and the stateless
6 Nov 2012The Philippines has acceded to the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and is in the process of developing a national statelessness framework.
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Drop by drop, UNHCR encourages displaced to come back home
17 Nov 2011After gunfights chased her from home three years ago, 62-year-old Teodola Alvoro moved from place to place, even living in a makeshift shelter beside a main highway.
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Statelessness: A new lease on life thanks to a birth certificate
3 Nov 2011Marina Verma is 38 years old, but feels like her life has just begun.
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Mindanao’s indigenous people ask UNHCR’s help to gain their rights
10 Oct 2011The Teduray wanted to advocate for their rights and for the authorities to learn about their situation. They say they have been overlooked by government recovery programs.