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UN High Commissioner for Refugees starts visit to Central African Republic, welcoming home refugees
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, kicked off a visit to the Central African Republic by welcoming refugees newly returned from the DRC.
A joyous return for Central African refugees after years in exile
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi greets a fourth group of refugees returning to the Central African Republic.
UNHCR outraged at senseless attacks on humanitarians in South Sudan
UNHCR is calling for increased protection for aid workers in South Sudan after this weekend’s targeting of an international relief agency by armed men.
Returning to ruins, displaced Iraqi farmers find help to rebuild
Displaced for two years following ISIS advance in 2014, Iraqi farmers in Yathrib benefit from irrigation and home rehabilitation projects.
Taking on traffickers at the world’s largest refugee site
UNHCR works closely with Bangladesh authorities to protect vulnerable Rohingya refugees from abduction and human trafficking.
Head of UNHCR calls for urgent response to overcrowding in Greek island reception centres, Europe to share responsibility
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged Greece to implement urgent measures to address severe overcrowding on the Greek Aegean islands.
As violence spikes in DRC, UNHCR concerned for trapped civilians
UNHCR and its humanitarian partners remain extremely concerned for the safety and security of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the DRC.
HIV positive refugees support one another in Uganda
Refugees from South Sudan find mutual support and life-saving health care for HIV/AIDS at Imvepi refugee settlement in Uganda.
UNHCR expands help to refugees in urban areas in Libya, reassesses role of Gathering and Departure Facility
UNHCR announced today that it is increasing its support to refugees and asylum seekers in urban areas of Libya and reassessing the role of the GDF.
UNHCR chief urges action over conditions for asylum-seekers on Greek island
Filippo Grandi bears witness to conditions at the Moria centre on Lesvos and calls on European states to help the Greek islands address the situation.
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