Women’s Film Days: “Capernaum”
As part of the Women’s Film Days Programme, an initiative of the United Nations Country Team in Cyprus, UNHCR Cyprus presents a screening of the film Capernaum, by the Director Nadine Labaki. The event takes place on the occasion of the International Day of Peace. Thursday 19 September 2019 – […]
UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM urge European states to boost education for refugee and migrant children
Key challenges include lack of school spaces, teachers not adequately trained, language barriers and limited access to psychosocial support
Job Opening: Community-Based Protection Intern
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a humanitarian and non-political organization mandated by the United Nations to protect refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons and help them find lasting solutions to their problems. UNHCR’s activities are based on a framework of international refugee law and […]
Scores dead off coast of Libya in latest Mediterranean shipwreck
At least 40 people are estimated to have drowned off the coast of Libya in the latest boat disaster on the Mediterranean. This shocking incident has prompted UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to renew its urgent call for action to save lives. Some 60 survivors have been rescued and brought […]
Urgent action needed to reform gender discriminatory nationality laws causing childhood statelessness
UNHCR, UNICEF, and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights joint press release
Joint Statement: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and IOM Director General António Vitorino welcome consensus on need for action on Libya, Mediterranean
Ελληνικά Today’s discussions in Paris with European States on addressing the situation on the Mediterranean Sea, and preventing loss of life in Libya, are welcome and much-needed. The violence in Tripoli in recent weeks has made the situation more desperate than ever, and the need for action critical. We welcome […]