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Divergent's Theo James Visits Refugee Camps In Greece

This week actor Theo James travelled to Greece on his first visit with UNHCR ahead of World Refugee Day. Theo has a very personal story that connects him to the refugee sit...

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Human Rights

Refugee Children Are Five Times More Likely To Be Out Of School Than Others

A new policy paper, ‘No more excuses’, jointly released by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report and UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) ahead ...

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Cate Blanchett Appointed Unhcr Goodwill Ambassador

GENEVA, May 2 (UNHCR) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of Academy Award winning actor Cate Blanchett as a global Goodwill Ambassador. Read More

Human Rights

Guitars From Malawi Camp Hit Right Note With Musicians Around The World

DZALEKA, Malawi, April 6 (UNHCR)– Hidden among the dirt footpaths of Dzaleka refugee camp is the nerve centre of a business that strikes a chord worldwide. In one of ...

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Angelina Jolie Marks Five Years Of Conflict In Syria

Angelina Jolie marked five years of conflict in Syria at a press conference outside an informal refugee settlement in Fayda, in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, today. “...

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Human Rights

Two Children Drown Every Day On Average Trying To Reach Safety In Europe

In a joint statement, issued in Geneva, UNHCR, UNICEF and the IOM warned that the number of child deaths was on the increase and called for more measures to increase safety...

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Ben Stiller Visits Refugees With UNHCR.

Ben’s private briefing, organised by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, brought him face to face with three families who had lost everything because of war. With their liv...

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Stars Explain The Meaning Of The Word Refugee In New Video.

Colin Firth, Cate Blanchett, Patrick Stewart and a host of other stars have something to say about refugees.
They have released a short film called #WordsMatter which ...

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5 Hollywood Actors Who Work For A Good Cause

Celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Emma Watson and Leonardo Di Caprio have worked for causes like refugee’s crisis, feminism and environment respectively. Quoting the s...

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Angelina Jolie Calls For Action On World Refugee Day.

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has been commemorating World Refugee Day with Syrian refugees in Turkey, which has overtaken Pakistan to become the world’s largest...

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