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Latest press releases and briefing notes

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UNHCR issues urgent appeal to stop forced returns of Myanmar nationals

20 October 2022

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UNHCR celebrates DAFI's 30 years of refugee scholarship support, calling for more investment in education

17 October 2022

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Uganda. Refugee suicides highlight need for better mental health resources

Refugees need better mental health support amid rising displacement

14 October 2022

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Ecuador. Venezuelan family walked for more than a month to reach Cuenca, where stayed in an emergency shelter supported by UNHCR

Three quarters of refugees and migrants from Venezuela struggle to access basic services in Latin America and the Caribbean

12 October 2022

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Germany. Dr. Angela Merkel honoured for 'true leadership' in protecting refugees

Angela Merkel to receive UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for protecting refugees at height of Syria crisis

4 October 2022

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Tanzania. High Commissioner visits refugees at Nyarugusu camp in Kigoma

Renewed as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Grandi will keep striving for solutions

27 September 2022

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Bangladesh. Rohingya refugee women gain skills and a voice making eco-friendly products

UNHCR and Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development Launch Global Islamic Fund for Refugees

23 September 2022

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IOM, UNHCR, and UNRWA: Latest tragedy at sea off Syria must prompt action

23 September 2022

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UNHCR, UNICEF establish dozens of support hubs in countries hosting Ukrainian refugees

21 September 2022

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Joint press release: International community shows solidarity with efforts to enhance protection and find solutions for people forced to flee and host communities in Central America and Mexico

21 September 2022

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Syria. High Commissioner visits displaced and widowed mother in Aleppo

Everyone has a right to safety, and to access food - UNHCR's Grandi's message from Syria

14 September 2022

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Six-year-old Gambolipai Martha leads the other children in a song during a pre-school class at Makpandu refugee settlement in South Sudan. Some 400 students, including local South Sudanese children and Congolese and Sudanese refugees, attend the school which was founded in 2019 by refugee community group, the Youth Association for Peace and Development.

Sir Lewis Hamilton backs UNHCR's campaign on refugee education

13 September 2022

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High Commissioner Filippo Grandi during an interview on the border between Moldova and Ukraine