Call for applications for General Service positions – Group 2 candidates (October 2021)
This is an open call for applications for UNHCR Group 2 candidates for General Service (GS) positions. Successfully screened candidates will be given access to apply to internally advertised GS positions with UNHCR Cyprus. What is Group 2? UNHCR uses candidate groups...
UNHCR urges States to end stalemate at Belarus-EU border and avoid further loss of life
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for urgent action to save lives and prevent further suffering at the border areas between Belarus and the European Union (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland) after the latest tragic death of an asylum-seeker was reported this...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in Syria, including to people returning from displacement
DAMASCUS, Syria – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi reaffirmed UNHCR’s support to the most vulnerable in Syria and urged an increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in the country, including to people who have chosen to return home following...
Hungry and shivering, Kabul displaced brace for bleak winter
In Kabul, nearly 50,000 Afghans displaced from other parts of the country by recent fighting are desperate to receive aid before winter sets in.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urges support for crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon – At the end of a two-day visit to Lebanon, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to scale up its support to the Lebanese people and the refugees they host. “I am visiting Lebanon during a very difficult...
UNHCR calls for equal access for refugees to quality mental healthcare
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to boost quality mental health support for refugees, internally displaced and stateless people. “COVID-19 has taken a devastating toll on people...