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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 […]
UNHCR and IOM joint statement: International approach to refugees and migrants in Libya must change
Ελληνικά Geneva – On 3 July, more than 50 refugees and migrants lost their lives in an airstrike on the Tajoura Detention Centre in the east of Libya’s Tripoli. This week, we appealed to the European Union and African Union to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. The international […]
UNHCR to launch first Global Refugee Forum
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is pleased to announce the first ever Global Refugee Forum, which will take place on 17 and 18 December 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The event, which is being held at Ministerial level, will be co-hosted with Switzerland and co-convened by Turkey, Germany, Ethiopia and Costa Rica. […]
Worldwide displacement tops 70 million, UN Refugee Chief urges greater solidarity in response
Ελληνικά The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million in 2018. This is the highest level that UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has seen in its almost 70 years. Data from UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report, released today, shows that almost 70.8 million people are now forcibly displaced. […]
Business Breakfast for the access of persons under international protection in the labour market
Ελληνικά The first of its kind Business Breakfast was organised on 11th June by UNHCR Cyprus and the Cyprus Refugee Council (CyRC), in the framework of this year’s World Refugee Day (20th June). Employers and Human Resource Managers from a diverse range of sectors gathered to learn more about the […]
UNHCR urges Italy to reconsider proposed decree affecting rescue at sea in the Central Mediterranean
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned at a recent decree from the Government of Italy that contains several provisions affecting refugees and migrants, including fines for NGO vessels engaged in saving lives at sea. Sea rescue is a long-standing humanitarian imperative. It is also an obligation under international law. […]