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Theo James visits Mauritania to spotlight refugees' climate challenges ahead of COP29
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Theo James has returned from Mauritania, where he met with refugees facing the harrowing challenges of displacement. During his visit, James learned about the devastating ...
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Coldplay, next band to feature on front of Barça jersey in association with Spotify
A new men’s football Clásico is coming up very soon on 26 October, and as has become tradition of late with partner Spotify, it will also involve a change to the logo on the Barça jersey, once again ...
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UNHCR: Lebanon crisis deepens as Israeli airstrikes intensify
The escalating conflict and intensified Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon are taking an increasingly devastating toll on civilians in the country, pushing more people to flee to Syria.
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New Global Alliance launched for joint action to end statelessness
A new Global Alliance to End Statelessness was launched in Geneva on Monday 14 October with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urging States, UN agencies, civil society, stateless-led ...
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UNHCR’s Grandi urges joint action to tackle soaring displacement
As conflict in the Middle East and beyond pushes the number of forcibly displaced people globally to 123 million, UN High Commissioner for Refugees urges States to work together for peace and joint ...
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Beyond borders: how a refugee’s resettlement became her mission
For Shahen Khosrawi, today an officer with Immigration New Zealand and former refugee from Kurdistan, the tent she once called home remains a vivid memory. “Being a refugee was all I knew, it seemed ...
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Brazilian pioneer of refugee protection honoured at 2024 Nansen Awards
Sister Rosita Milesi, a Catholic nun, social worker, activist and lawyer who for decades has led efforts to include and support refugees and migrants in her native Brazil, was celebrated at a ceremony ...
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10 jaar van actie tegen staatloosheid levert grote winst op, maar meer inzet is nodig
UNHCR lanceerde in oktober 2014 haar #IBelong-campagne om internationale actie te mobiliseren om staatloosheid aan te pakken. De campagne sluit dit jaar. Er is de afgelopen 10 jaar veel actie ...
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Au Burkina Faso, « Maman Sahélienne » apporte éducation et espoir aux enfants déracinés
Cadette d’une famille de 12 enfants, Maimouna Ba est née et a grandi à Dori, petite ville située dans la vaste région aride et isolée du Sahel, à six heures de route de Ouagadougou, la capitale du ...
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Une jeune bénévole soudanaise récompensée pour son travail en faveur des réfugiés en Égypte
Un mercredi matin, un groupe de réfugiés, principalement des femmes et des hommes originaires du Soudan et de Syrie, attend dans la salle d'attente d'un centre géré par l'Initiative Rouh dans la ville ...
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UNHCR zu Staatenlosigkeit: Ein Jahrzehnt der Erfolge – doch es bleibt noch viel zu tun
Genf – Zehn Jahre nach dem Start einer Kampagne gegen Staatenlosigkeit hat UNHCR, das Flüchtlingshilfswerk der Vereinten Nationen, eine positive Bilanz der Aktion gezogen. Mehr als eine halbe Million ...
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Refugee figures in South Sudan hit the half a million mark as thousands arrive, fleeing conflict in Sudan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that South Sudan is now hosting over half a million refugees across 30 locations in the country, mainly in refugee camps in Maban, Jamjang, Wedweil, and ...