UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [to 16 April 2016]

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UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [to 16 April 2016]
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Press Releases
16 April 2016
UNHCR lauds Pope’s solidarity with refugees
UNHCR welcomes the Pope’s demonstration of solidarity with the world’s refugees today on his visit to the Greek island of Lesvos and by offering a home to three Syrian families.

Pope Francis travelled back to Rome from Lesvos today with 12 Syrians, including three women, three men and six children aged from four to 14 years of age. The Vatican is sponsoring the group’s move to Rome and ensuring a home for the refugees who had arrived on Lesvos on 18 March and had been waiting for relocation to another European country. The Syrian families (two from Damascus and one from Dier ez-Zor) arrived just before the EU-Turkey agreement came into force on 20 March.

Today, the Pope visited refugees and migrants at a centre in Moria, Lesvos, and greeted children, women, and men who have fled war and human rights violations. At least two refugees broke down in tears as they approached the Pontiff to get his blessing…
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15 April 2016
UNHCR and GPE Agree on Closer Collaboration to Ensure Children’s Education During Crisis
Washington, D.C., – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) signed a milestone agreement today that will strengthen their collaboration to support education for refugee children and youth
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11 April 2016
UNHCR statement on violence on the Greece-FYROM border on 10 April
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Press Releases
7 April 2016
UNHCR reopens Nansen Refugee Award nominations for 2016
The prestigious humanitarian award honors an individual or group who has gone beyond the call of duty to assist refugees, internally displaced or stateless persons. The award consists of a commemorative medal and a $100,000 monetary prize donated by the governments of Norway and Switzerland to support a project of the winner’s choice to benefit refugees.