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Heavy fighting in Ukraine leaves thousands of children cold, thirsty and out of school – UNICEF

On 20 February 2015, children play with materials from a UNICEF education kit, in a...

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UNHCR gravely concerned by intensified hostilities in Al Mokha affecting Yemeni civilians

UNHCR is deeply concerned about the plight of thousands of Yemeni civilians fleeing or caught up in heavy confrontations between the warring parties in the Red Sea districts of Al Mokha and Dhubab in Taizz governorate.

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Edited transcript of video statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

“There is very little that one can say – these ruins speak for themselves. When you see children’s clothes hanging out of windows, kitchens cut in half by shells and rockets, the real lives of people interrupted by war as it was happening, I think...

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UNHCR Alarmed at Impact of U.S. Refugee Program Suspension

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is deeply worried by the uncertainty facing thousands of refugees around the world who are in the process of being resettled to the United States.

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