Less than 5 per cent of global refugee resettlement needs met last year
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR and UNICEF urge action in Europe to end childhood statelessness
GENEVA, 14 February 2019 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children’s Agency, are calling on States and regional organisations to take urgent action to ensure no child is born, or remains, stateless in Europe. While there are no precise figures on the total numbers of stateless children, […]
The Statelessness Index now with data on Cyprus
A stateless person is someone who has no nationality. Statelessness is a legal anomaly that affects over half a million people in Europe – both recent migrants and those who have lived in the same place for generations – denying many their fundamental rights. See the new data on the […]
“Follow th€ Money II” – Assessing the use of EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) funding at the national level 2014-2018
‘Follow the Money: A report on the use of AMIF funding at the national level 2014-18’ presents a comparative critical analysis of the use of AMIF funding at the national level during 2014-18, drawing on the outcomes of the national and European interim evaluations of the Fund and the perspectives of civil […]
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh
The events that unfolded in the aftermath of August 2017 showed us the best and worst of humankind that exist in our world today. In a matter of months, over 700,000 people were forced from their homes in Rakhine State into Bangladesh. A year and a half later, there are […]
JOB OPENING: Post No: 10030718– Communication / PI Associate (GL6), UNHCR Cyprus, Nicosia
Internal/External Vacancy Notice Part 1 – Identification of Post Vacancy Ref: Post No: 10030718– Communication / PI Associate (GL6), UNHCR Cyprus, Nicosia Duration of contract: 1 April 2019 to 31 December 2019, with a possibility of further extension Contact Person: Maria Kyriacou – Admin/Finance Associate ([email protected]) Closing Date: 18 February […]