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Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programmes in DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by Director of UNHCR’s Division for External Relations, Dominique Hyde – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
Durable solutions required for Syrian refugees in Jordan as Za’atari camp turns 10
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative Dominik Bartsch at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
To support trafficking victims, UNHCR urges more protection services in Africa
Protection services are severely lacking for refugees and migrants traveling from the Sahel and Horn of Africa toward North Africa and Europe
UNHCR highlights key concerns for refugee health amid record displacement
Despite troubling rates of malnutrition, gains were noted in the inclusion of refugees in national health policies
LA Lakers’ Wenyen Gabriel visits homeland of South Sudan with UNHCR, to ‘speak up for refugees and displaced people everywhere’
LA Lakers’ Power Forward and former refugee Wenyen Gabriel is in South Sudan visiting his home for the first time since being resettled
UNHCR gravely concerned by death toll of displaced in DR Congo’s east
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
First UNHCR repatriation convoy since 2020 leaves Angola for DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
UNHCR survey finds refugees from Ukraine hope to go home
Refugees need continued support until they are able to return, about two-thirds expect to stay in host countries until situation improves
Global evaluation: International COVID-19 response fell short in upholding refugee rights
Collective global response to the COVID-19 pandemic fell short in protecting the rights of refugees despite extraordinary efforts
IOM, UNHCR and UNICEF urge European States to end child detention
New recommendations released by the three agencies offer solutions and alternatives to the continued practice of detaining asylum-seeking, refugee and migrant children across Europe
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