Job Opening: Protection Associate (Community-Based)
TITLE: Protection Associate (Community-Based) POSITION NUMBER: 10031898 CATEGORY: General Service, G-6 DUTY STATION: Cyprus APPLICATION DEADLINE: 24/11/2019 at 23.59 The Protection Associate (Community-Based) is a member of the Protection Unit in a Country Operation and may report to the Protection Officer, Protection Officer (Community-Based), or another more senior staff member […]
UNHCR expanding response in northern Iraq amid continuing Syrian refugee influx
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR statement on the death of former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata
Former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata, who led UNHCR from 1991 to 2000, passed away in Tokyo, Japan, her family has announced. “Mrs. Ogata was a visionary leader who steered UNHCR through one of the most momentous decades in its history, transforming the lives of millions of refugees […]
AUCTION NOTICE
Auction Reference: CYP/2019/001 Auction Description: SALE OF 1 USED TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 YEAR OF MANUFACTURING: 2014 CLOSING DATE AND TIME OF AUCTION: 8 November 2019 – 23:59, local time Sealed bids are to be addressed to the Secretary of the Bid Opening Committee, UNHCR Representation in Cyprus, Antonis Zenios Tower, […]
Latest refugee influx to Iraq passes 10,000 mark as humanitarian needs mount in Syria
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Refugees entering Iraq describe anguish at fleeing north-east Syria
As the number of Syrians crossing into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq reaches some 10,000, one new arrival tells of the crowded route to border and her fears of the coming winter.