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Act now to alleviate suffering at reception centres on Greek islands - UNHCR’s Grandi

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An elderly Afghan asylum-seeker and her daughter outside Moria, on the Greek island of Lesvos.

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In 12 months Sahel violence displaces more than 700,000 in Burkina Faso

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A displaced woman cooks food at a relative’s house in Kaya, Burkina Faso.

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for safety for civilians trapped in Idlib

With the dramatically worsening situation in Syria’s Idlib province, where close to a million people are in grave danger, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi supports calls for a cessation of hostilities and appeals for urgent action to...

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Bangladesh Needs $7.8 Billion in Additional Investment for Safer Roads

Bangladesh needs to invest an estimated extra $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities, says a new World Bank report.

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