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Opening Assembly debate, Ban calls on world leaders ‘act now,’ work together for a better future

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presents his annual report on the work of the Organization at the opening of the...

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UNHCR welcomes ‘unprecedented force and resonance’ of New York Declaration

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the historic adoption of the New York Declaration by 193 governments at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, during the first-ever UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and...

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UNHCR’s Statement on a Report Published by Human Rights Watch

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, takes note of the report published this week by Human Rights Watch on the repatriation programme for Somali refugees living in Dadaab, and shares some of the concerns raised by the organisation.

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Refugee resettlement - Civil Liberties MEPs in Lebanon

A 7-strong delegation of Civil Liberties Committee MEPs will be in Lebanon this week to look into the situation of refugees and resettlement. MEPs will visit refugee camps and meet UNHCR, UNICEF, UNRWA, international NGOs and the International...

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