UEFA and UNHCR partner to support refugees
Ελληνικά UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have this week signed a Cooperation Protocol to support refugee access to sport and enhance social inclusion. The Protocol commits the two organisations to establish...
UNHCR warns against “exporting” asylum, calls for responsibility sharing for refugees, not burden shifting
Ελληνικά Amid considerations by some governments to send asylum seekers abroad for processing, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging states not to externalize their asylum and protection obligations. UNHCR warns that such practices jeopardize the safety of those in...
Three performers with refugee backgrounds participate in Eurovision 2021
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is delighted that three performers with refugee backgrounds will be participating in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The competition will take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, between 18 – 22 May and is organized...
Opening Remarks by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi at joint press point with European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson
Thank you very much, thank you Ylva. I just want to echo what Commissioner [for Home Affairs] Johansson just said. I’m here for two-three days in Brussels for a number of meetings. The fact that over this weekend, we have witnessed again arrivals through the Central...
UNHCR applauds US decision to increase refugee resettlement
The following statement may be attributed to Matthew Reynolds, UNHCR representative for the United States and the Caribbean.
UNHCR’s Protection Chief visits Cyprus, addresses challenges in access to asylum
Ελληνικά Access to territory and asylum, and improving reception conditions for asylum-seekers dominated the four-day visit of the UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs to Cyprus concluding today. The island nation in the Eastern...