SBA refugee families allowed residence in the UK | Άδεια παραμονής στο ΗΒ παρέχεται σε οικογένειες προσφύγων που διαμένουν στις Βρετανικές Βάσεις
UNHCR is delighted that the UK Government has agreed to grant an indefinite leave to remain in the UK to six refugee families who arrived on the SBA in 1998. Following the settlement of the proceedings, UNHCR is currently examining with relevant partners how best the refugee families can be […]
16 Days of Activism: Grandi calls for better protection of refugees against sexual violence in the workplace
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called today for renewed and bold action to better protect refugees and displaced people from sexual and gender-based violence, or SGBV, in the workplace. “The world of work can be particularly risky for refugees and other forcibly displaced people. Many are left with […]
UNHCR welcomes UNESCO report on refugee education, says more investment needed
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today welcomed the release by UNESCO of a major global education report and in particular its focus on migration and displacement. With more than half the world’s 7.4 million refugee children denied schooling UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Volker Türk, said the report […]
Four years into its #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness, UNHCR calls for more resolute action by states
Ελληνικά Four years after the launch of a decade-long campaign to eradicate statelessness globally, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called today on states to take faster and more resolute action to help meet the campaign goal. Important results have been achieved since November 2014 when UNHCR’s #IBelong campaign began. More […]
Invitation to Tender ITB/2018/04
DATE: 02/11/2018 INVITATION TO BID: No. ITB/2018/04 FOR THE SUPPLY OF BED SHEETS AND BATH TOWELS FOR CYPRUS CLOSING DATE AND TIME: 16/11/2018 – 23:59 hrs CET INTRODUCTION TO UNHCR: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established on December 14, 1950 by the United […]
UNHCR and IOM appeal to European leaders to tackle Mediterranean deaths
Ahead of this week’s meeting of European Union (EU) Heads of State and Government, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, are together appealing to European leaders to urgently take steps to address this year’s record rate of drownings on the Mediterranean Sea. The leaders of […]