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UN Chiefs Call for International Solidarity to Address Migrant and Refugee Flows in Libya

Switzerland – The Director-General of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and the Special Representative...

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UNHCR Statement on the Senior Officials’ Meeting on Migration in Valetta

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on February 10, welcomed renewed commitments taken at this week’s Senior Officials’ Meeting on migration in Valletta, Malta, and called for the full inclusion of refugees in all migration-related EU actions.

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EU Auditors to investigate measures against air pollution

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is to undertake an audit of EU-wide measures against air pollution, the first details of which were announced on Feb 10. Air pollution is the single biggest environmental health risk in Europe. It causes an...

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South Sudan, Africa's largest refugee crisis, needs urgent response – UN agency

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South Sudanese refugees get off the truck at Palorinya settlements in Uganda where each...

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