Mohamed Salah joins up with Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR as first Instant Network Schools Ambassador
Footballer becomes Ambassador for school programme that aims to give a quality education to 500,000 refugee and host country students by 2025. 20 new Instant Network Schools will be launched this year as the programme prepares to enter Egypt for the first time. Mohamed Salah has become the first Ambassador […]
UNHCR welcomes Finland’s offer to receive vulnerable asylum-seekers from the Mediterranean region
Press Statement from UNHCR Representation for Northern Europe
Vulnerable asylum-seekers struggle to access medical care on overcrowded Greek islands
With more than 18,000 people now living at a site built for 2,200, UNHCR urges Greek authorities to take emergency steps to improve conditions at Moria reception centre.
Act now to alleviate suffering at reception centres on Greek islands – UNHCR’s Grandi
Ελληνικά UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today called for urgent action to address the increasingly desperate situation of refugees and migrants in reception centres in the Aegean islands. Conditions in facilities on Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros are woefully inadequate, and have continued to deteriorate since Grandi […]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for safety for civilians trapped in Idlib
With the dramatically worsening situation in Syria’s Idlib province, where close to a million people are in grave danger, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi supports calls for a cessation of hostilities and appeals for urgent action to allow people trapped in the conflict to move to places of […]
UNHCR Cyprus Representative meets with the religious leaders of Cyprus to discuss the situation of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants
“Welcoming the stranger, honouring the dignity of every person regardless of their faith and treating them with respect are values common to major religions and religious traditions. Religious leaders in Cyprus can play an important role in promoting acceptance and respect and empowering refugees to become part of an inclusive […]