UNHCR: World leaders must act to reverse the trend of soaring displacement
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today urging world leaders to step up their efforts to foster peace, stability and cooperation in order to halt and begin reversing nearly a decade-long trend of surging displacement driven by violence and persecution. Despite...
World Refugee Day 2021
20 June is World Refugee Day Join us this year on World Refugee Day and support refugees across the globe and here in Cyprus to be protected and included in health care, education and sport. Together we can achieve anything. Together we heal, learn and shine. ...
UNHCR congratulates the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, celebrates today’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team. After years of training, 29 refugee athletes will head to Tokyo in July to participate at this summer’s games....
More concerted action needed to better protect LGBTIQ+ people forced from home
A landmark international conference opened today to address the urgent need to better protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people around the world who have fled violence or persecution and are seeking refuge inside their own...
News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Denmark’s new law on the transfer of asylum-seekers to third countries
Today, the Danish Parliament approved amendments to the Danish Aliens Act. The amendments will enter into effect if Denmark secures a formal agreement with a third country. This could see the forcible transfer of asylum-seekers and the abdication of Denmark’s...
Youth with Refugees Art Contest
Ελληνικά Be creative and help refugees The theme of the 2021 art contest is “Together through sport”. It sheds light on the power of sport to bring people together and create a sense of hope. This year, you can send us an illustration and enter our #dreamball design...