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UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Uganda, Matthew Crentsil – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – ...
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Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad
UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.
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Myanmar quake piles fresh suffering on families fleeing conflict
Many of the 3.6 million people inside Myanmar who fled their homes during the last four years of conflict once again lost everything in the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on 28 March ...
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UNHCR seeks funding to scale up support to Myanmar’s quake survivors
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for $16 million to assist 1.2 million people who survived last week’s devastating earthquake in Myanmar.  UNHCR will use the funds to expand its emergency ...
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UNHCR: Funding cuts threaten the health of nearly 13 million displaced people
Without adequate resources, an estimated 12.8 million displaced people, including 6.3 million children, could be left without life-saving health interventions in 2025, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency ...
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UNHCR rushes emergency supplies to quake-hit central Myanmar
As aftershocks continue to pound central Myanmar following the earthquake on 28 March, UNHCR has rushed emergency supplies from Yangon to some 25,000 earthquake survivors in the Mandalay and Nay Pyi ...
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UNHCR’s Grandi hails launch of Kenya’s landmark refugee inclusion plan
The Government of Kenya launched a groundbreaking initiative on Friday to improve the lives of more than 830,000 refugees and asylum-seekers and their generous hosts, by transitioning the country’s ...
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Increased returns to the Central African Republic signal hope for lasting solutions
The voluntary return of nearly 20,000 Central African refugees marks a key step toward sustainable peace and development in the region, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today.
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High Commissioner’s statement at the launch of Kenya’s Shirika Plan
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's statement at the launch of Kenya's Shirika Plan on 28 March in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Myanmar earthquake
A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on 28 March with its epicentre near the country’s second largest city of Mandalay, resulting in widespread loss of life, injury and ...
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Where we work
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is present in 136 countries to protect people forced to flee. We deliver life-saving aid to people displaced by conflict and persecution, and ensure those trapped in ...