UNHCR appalled at news of refugee and migrant deaths on Mediterranean Sea
UNHCR is deeply saddened at emerging reports of an estimated 170 people who either died or went missing in two separate shipwrecks on the Mediterranean Sea. Some 53 people have died on the Alborán Sea, western Mediterranean, according to recent information from NGO sources. One survivor is understood to have […]
JOB OPENING: Senior Protection Assistant (Refugee Status Determination)
Duration of contract: Full-time, starting 18 February 2019 until 31 December 2019 Location: UNHCR Office in Nicosia, Cyprus To apply, please send a completed United Nations Personal History Form and a motivation letter to Ms Maria Kyriacou ([email protected]) Closing date: 25 January 2019 Applications without the above documents will not be […]
UNHCR’s new 2 Billion Kilometres to Safety campaign invites the public to step in solidarity with refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced a new global campaign calling on people all over the world to cover the distance travelled by refugees each year. The 1 Billion Miles to Safety campaign will encourage people to support refugees by championing individual acts of solidarity. These acts, when taken together, acknowledge the […]
Donation of mini-bus to facilitate integration and access to essential services
Today the Representative of the UNHCR Office in Cyprus, Ms Katja Saha had the pleasure of handing the keys of a brand-new Opel Vivaro 9-seater mini-bus to the Head of the Asylum Service, Mr. Stavros Christofi, and the Director of the Reception Centre in Kofinou, Mr. Andreas Varnavas. The mini-bus […]
UNHCR Cyprus meets with President of the House of Representatives on the issue of Statelessness
Today the UNHCR Representative in Cyprus, Katja Saha visited the President of the House of Representatives, Demetris Syllouris to deliver a specially created gift-bag dedicated to raising awareness on the issue of statelessness. The gift-bag contains a set of #IBELONG campaign materials, along with key documents such as the 1954 […]
States reach historic deal for refugees and commit to more effective, fairer response
UN General Assembly agrees on an innovative global framework to better serve the forcibly displaced and their host communities.