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UNHCR: Over 53,000 Somali Refugees in Yemen Returned Home Since 2015

YemenOnline 25 Dec 2025
Aden -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 53,000 Somali refugees in Yemen have returned to their homeland since the outbreak of war in the country.
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UNHCR expects up to 1 million Syrian refugees to return home in 2026

Famagusta Gazette 21 Dec 2025
Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, UNHCR’s representative in ... UNHCR estimates that returns could reach one million more in 2026, bringing the total to more than four million over two years.
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UAE pledges $15 million to UNHCR to aid victims of Sudan conflict

Khaleejtimes 21 Dec 2025
The UAE Aid Agency has signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support the delivery of urgent humanitarian and relief aid to the Sudanese ...
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UAE-UNHCR Agreement: $15M Aid for Sudan Conflict Relief

Gulf News 21 Dec 2025
Khaled Khalifa, UNHCR Senior Advisor and Representative to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, signed the agreement, in the presence of Dr.
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UN elects former Iraqi president Barham Salih to lead UNHCR

France24 19 Dec 2025
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next head of the UN refugee agency, the first from the Middle East since the late 1970s. The 193-member body elected the 65-year-old by consensus ... .
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Over 1.7 million Afghans deported from Iran in first nine months of 2025: UNHCR

Tehran Times 19 Dec 2025
TEHRAN – In the first nine months of 2025, more than 1.7 million Afghan refugees have returned from Iran to Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported in a press release on October 27 ... .
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Former Iraqi President to head Geneva-based UNHCR

Swissinfo 19 Dec 2025
+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox He will head the UNHCR in Geneva, which assists millions of people worldwide who have fled persecution in their home countries ... .
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US lifting sanctions on Syria could spur refugee returns: UNHCR

The New Arab 18 Dec 2025
An estimated 400,000 Syrian refugees have returned from Lebanon since the ouster of former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 following a nearly 14-year civil war, UNHCR Lebanon ...
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ANTA Group's Partnership with UNHCR Empowers 300,000 Displaced Children Through Education and Sports

PR Newswire 18 Dec 2025
18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ANTA Group's "Moving for Change" partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is expected to have supported more than 300,000 displaced children and youth in Africa over the past three years.
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Departing head of the UNHCR claims progress in ten-year term

Swissinfo 17 Dec 2025
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, claims to have made progress after ten years at the head of the UN agency in Geneva ... .
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UNHCR hails partnership with Chinese company for supporting displaced children

China.dot.org 17 Dec 2025
17 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, on Wednesday welcomed a renewed commitment from a Chinese company to support displaced children worldwide.
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