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Global Refugee Forum - list of stocktaking events in 2021
3 May 2021 This document contains a list of GFR stocktaking events taking place in 2021 (please check webpage www.unhcr.org/high-level-officials-meeting for further updates). In the lead-up to the High-Level Officials Meeting in Dec 2021, UNHCR is convening regional, thematic and stakeholder-specific stocktaking events throughout the year, to identify both progress and the areas where more efforts are needed, particularly in light of the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stocktaking is conducted either through standalone events or integrated into other events or processes. -
Learning from Experience and Seizing Opportunities: UNHCR and partner practices in advancing gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa
3 May 2021 This report documents emerging and promising practices on gender equality from Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi and Kenya. It demonstrate the crucial importance of taking action to achieve gender equality even in the most challenging circumstances. -
Final Report
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Clean and Safe Energy in Refugee Settings: Moving forward on the Clean Energy Challenge
3 May 2021 Event flyer - On 3 June 2021, UNHCR will host an event called "Clean and Safe Energy in Refugee Settings: Moving forward on the Clean Energy Challenge". Referring to key energy pledges made in the context of the Global Refugee Forum in 2019, this event will spotlight how clean energy projects are already transforming the lives of refugees and local populations, present opportunities for further engagement and launch a Call to Action to anchor humanitarian energy to the global climate and energy agenda. -
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Private Sector Support for Refugees
3 May 2021 Event Flyer: On 5 May 2021, UNHCR is hosting an event called "Looking back, moving forward - Private sector support for refugees", which is a follow-up event to the Global Refugee Forum in 2019. This event aims to foster insightful conversation on the many ways the private sector can help refugees today and in a post COVID-19 world. -
Starting over is not easy but Burundian refugees are hopeful as they return home
3 May 2021 Hope and expectation as Burundian refugees return home after years in exile in Rwanda. -
UNHCR applauds US decision to increase refugee resettlement
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Evaluation of UNHCR-led Initiatives to End Statelessness
May 2021 This evaluation was commissioned by the UNHCR Evaluation Service to generate evidence and insights regarding UNHCR's work to support States to end statelessness and was timed to inform potential adjustments for the remaining years of GAP implementation. The evaluation covered the period of 2001 to 2020 with particular focus on actions and advocacy efforts of UNHCR and partners to support the GAP since 2014. Attachments: Executive Summary, Management Response and Annexes (.zip) -
Nearly 30,000 people displaced by March attacks in northern Mozambique
30 Apr 2021