Refugees

1 March 1996

Press Release
REF/1133

UNHCR NEEDS $60 MILLION FOR LIBERIA

19960301 GENEVA, 1 March (UNHCR) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) made an urgent appeal today for $60 million for its voluntary repatriation programme in Liberia for 18 months.

The appeal coincided with the arrival in Abidjan of High Commissioner Sadako Ogata for a week-long visit to Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, home to over 1 million Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees.

24 January 1996

Press Release
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17 January 1996

Press Release
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5 January 1996

Press Release
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22 December 1995

Press Release
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24 November 1995

Press Release
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20 November 1995

Press Release
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18 October 1995

Press Release
REF/1124

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES SAYS INSTITUTION OF ASYLUM NOW UNDER THREAT WORLD-WIDE

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Annual Meeting of UNHCR Executive Committee Hears Call for New Initiatives Aimed at Prevention and Protection

18 October 1995

Press Release
REF/1123

GRACA MACHEL NAMED 1995 NANSEN MEDAL WINNER

19951018 GENEVA, 17 October (UNHCR) -- Mozambican humanitarian Graca Machel was named today as the 1995 Nansen Medal winner for her outstanding contributions on behalf of refugee children.

High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata, will present the award, the thirty-fifth since 1955, to Ms. Machel at a ceremony on Friday, 20 October, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.