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![Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie as Venezuelan refugees and migrants top 4 million](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5cfd27a74.jpg)
![Rohingya refugees fret for their children’s futures](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5c9cdc164-1080x632.jpg)
Rohingya refugees fret for their children’s futures
UNHCR is promoting more learning opportunities and higher teaching standards for thousands of young Rohingya refugees. By Caroline Gluck and Iffath Yeasmine in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh When Abu Sayed, father of six, thinks about the future of his...![Amid worsening conditions in Yemen, more Somali refugees opt to return](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5cf0f6d64.jpg)
Amid worsening conditions in Yemen, more Somali refugees opt to return
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Almost 4,300 Somali refugees have now returned home from Yemen, since the roll-out in...![How to help newly arrived refugees in your community](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Edmonton-1080x675.jpg)
How to help newly arrived refugees in your community
Wondering how you can help newly arrived refugees in your community? From donating clothing to sharing your skills and time, there are numerous ways you can make a refugee family feel welcome in their new home. Sponsor a family Private groups of individuals, worship...![Longer dry season shrinks water supply for Rohingya refugees to critical levels](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5a708de31-966x675.jpg)
Longer dry season shrinks water supply for Rohingya refugees to critical levels
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Low rainfall in parts of southeast Bangladesh’s Teknaf peninsula means that UNHCR,...![Cities #WithRefugees](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RF2110582_20170615-UNHCR-0381-1080x675.jpg)
Cities #WithRefugees
![Majority fleeing Venezuela in need of refugee protection](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5ce3babe3.jpg)
Majority fleeing Venezuela in need of refugee protection
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell –to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Given the worsening political, economic, human rights and humanitarian situation in...![IDAHOT: UNHCR launching consultations on LGBTI refugees’ rights](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/5cdd91984.jpg)
IDAHOT: UNHCR launching consultations on LGBTI refugees’ rights
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched this week a series of consultations to identify ways of ensuring that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees are better protected against harm, and are able to seek justice and support when they...![UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees in Ramadan](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FilippoGrandi-Ramadan.jpg)
UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees in Ramadan
At the start of the holy month, Filippo Grandi asks us to remember almost 70 million people forcibly uprooted from their homes. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, shared his warmest wishes with all those observing the holy month of Ramadan, which...![UN humanitarian leaders highlight urgent need to sustain support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/5cc2dec34.jpg)