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UNHCR calls for calm and restraint after Rwanda refugee camp protests

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for calm and restraint after worrying reports of a refugee protest turning violent in Rwanda’s Kiziba refugee camp.

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UNHCR welcomes renewed commitment to protect refugees by Latin American and Caribbean states at key meeting

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on February 22, welcomed the renewed commitment by States in Latin America and the Caribbean region to strengthen protection and achieve solutions in situations of displacement and statelessness at a key meeting in Brazil...

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Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator calls for stepped-up assistance to Cameroon amid growing insecurity in Lake Chad Basin

Concluding a four-day visit to Cameroon, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller, called on the international community and the Government to step up support to...

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Impact of Afghanistan’s fourth consecutive year of war on civilians 'far too high' – UN report

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A family struggles through a dusty environment in Afghanistan...

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