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December 28, 2020

UNHCR welcomes new asylum law in Chad

The law ensures refugees and asylum-seekers fundamental protections, including freedom of movement, the right to work and access to healthcare, education and justice.
October 5, 2020

UNHCR launches portal with higher education scholarship opportunities for refugees

The site intends to provide a global database of refugee-eligible scholarship programmes, in current countries of asylum and abroad.
September 25, 2020

EU must stop collaborating in abuse of Libyan refugees, says Amnesty

People risking their lives to seek safety in Europe are taken back to Libya where they are subjected to torture and extortion.
September 4, 2020

UN welcomes Sudan peace deal and urges accountability

The peace agreement includes security arrangements, land ownership, power-sharing, wealth-sharing, the return of refugees, accountability and reconciliation.
August 21, 2020

Campaigners challenge minister on Channel crossings

Prominent refugee and human rights campaigners and faith bodies are urging the government to end dangerous Channel crossings by introducing safe and legal routes of entry to UK.
August 17, 2020

Turkmenistan latest country to champion universal birth registration

The law will help prevent new cases of statelessness arising for children born to people who are undocumented or whose nationality is undetermined.
August 13, 2020

Churches' rescue ship to help migrants in the Mediterranean

Sea-Watch 4, purchased by a crowdfund led by the Evangelical Church in Germany, will help migrants attempting to reach Europe from north Africa.
August 12, 2020

Refugees included in Beirut blast death toll

There are fears that the death toll among Beirut’s refugee population of some 200,000 could rise further.
July 20, 2020

UNHCR welcomes new Ukrainian statelessness law set to end legal limbo for thousands

The law will give thousands of people a chance to work legally, study and access healthcare, and will ultimately provide a pathway to citizenship.
July 3, 2020

Uganda provides a safe haven to DRC refugees amid COVID-19 lockdown

The Ugandan Government and local communities have shown great solidarity with people fleeing conflict, says the UNHCR representative in Uganda.