Job Opening: Senior Needs Assessment Assistant
Job Title: Senior Needs Assessment Assistant – UNHCR Local Individual Contract Job ID: 36310 Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Closing Date for Applications: 12 May 2022 Eligible Applicants Local individual contracts apply to a person who is hired in the country in...
News comment: UNHCR’s Grandi fears UK legislation will dramatically weaken refugee protection
Today, the UK Parliament approved new legislation on nationality, asylum and immigration – the Nationality and Borders Bill. The bill will become law once it receives Royal Assent. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, regrets that the British government’s proposals for a new...
UNHCR and partners call for urgent support for refugees from Ukraine and their hosts
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR, IOM: Shipwreck tragedy off the Lebanese coast underscores need for continuing support to Lebanon
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply saddened by the latest tragic incident at sea in which a boat reportedly carrying 84 people capsized off the coast of Tripoli, Lebanon, yesterday. Forty-five people have...
UN Refugee Agency opposes UK plan to export asylum
Following public announcements made today, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, expressed strong opposition and concerns about the United Kingdom’s plan to export its asylum obligations and urged the UK to refrain from transferring asylum seekers and refugees to Rwanda for...
Statement on risks of trafficking and exploitation facing refugees from Ukraine attributed to UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
The following statement is attributed to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection