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THE head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Trinidad and Tobago, Amanda Solano, said the organisation is committed to working to find legal avenues for refugees, she said in a virtual discussion on June 11.

Solano spoke with Andreina Briceño Ventura-Brown, director of the NGO La Casita, in a live Facebook conference conducted in Spanish.

Last week, the UNHCR announced the closure of its offices in TT due to financial cuts. The office will be open until July 25, and the final closure will be on August 31.