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NewsOn visit to Hungary, UNHCR Chief calls for end to detention and greater solidarity with refugees
Grandi calls on Hungary to improve access for people seeking asylum and to do away with its so-called border "transit zones".
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StoriesSouth Sudanese teenager dreams of taking to the skies
Nyahok Reath has her heart set on becoming a pilot and she is determined to complete her education in Ethiopia to achieve her ambition.
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NewsOver 3.5 million refugee children miss out on school, report finds
UNHCR calls for education to be considered fundamental to the response to refugee emergencies.
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Left Behind: Refugee education in Crisis
Bangladesh: UNHCR emergency airlift lands in Dhaka as Rakhine crisis deepens
UNHCR steps up efforts towards alternatives to detention in Libya
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Around UNHCR
'I have always felt I should be a humanitarian worker'
UNHCR has nearly 11,000 staff, of whom 87 per cent are based in the field. Meet Adem Shaqiri, a field officer who works in Yemen.
'Welcome to Uganda'
The Kite Runner author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Khaled Hosseini talks to refugees fleeing war-torn South Sudan.
Forced displacement worldwide at its highest in decades
UNHCR's annual Global Trends report says an unprecedented 65.6 million people were uprooted from their homes by conflict and persecution at the end of 2016.
Refugee participation seen as key to comprehensive response
Annual talks between UNHCR and NGOs conclude with call to allow refugees to become self-reliant.
Emergencies
In emergencies we must act quickly to help save lives. Find out how we can launch an emergency operation within 72 hours.