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Strong compacts for refugees and migrants more urgent than ever

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They came in unending lines, the very old and the very young—hundreds of thousands of Middle East migrants and refugees on the...

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UNHCR calls on DRC to protect refugees after tragic killings

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure protection for refugees and asylum-seekers after a shocking shooting incident in Kamanyola on September 15 in which at least 39 people were killed...

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High-Level Humanitarian Event on South Sudan

On 20 September 2017, we hosted a high-level meeting to draw international attention to the escalating humanitarian crisis in South Sudan with participation from United Nations Member States, regional organizations, UN partners and members of the...

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Treaty banning nuclear weapons opens for signature at UN

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Signing ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York for the Treaty on the Prohibition...

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