UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi’s message on World Refugee Day – 20 June 2021
Two days ago, we announced that an unprecedented number of people have been forced to flee their homes. More than 82.4 million men, women and children have had their worlds turned upside down by war, violence and persecution. While the rest of us spent much of the...
Together we… Messages of welcome for refugees in Malta
On World Refugee Day 2021, UNHCR Malta invited local organisations to stand with refugees.
UNHCR: World leaders must act to reverse the trend of soaring displacement
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today urging world leaders to step up their efforts to foster peace, stability and cooperation in order to halt and begin reversing nearly a decade-long trend of surging displacement driven by violence and persecution. Despite the...
Notice – UNHCR Malta ceases registration activities
Notice – UNHCR Malta ceasing registration activities, while continuing to provide support to all refugees and asylum-seekers, whether or not registered with UNHCR.
JOINT UNHCR/IOM PRESS RELEASE: Mounting death toll in the Central Mediterranean calls for urgent action
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply disturbed by reports of a tragic shipwreck off the coast of Libya. Fears are that this latest incident could have claimed the lives of up to 130 people.
[Watch] GWU and UNHCR Malta – Rights of Workers in Malta
UNHCR Malta and the General Workers Union (GWU) collaborated to create a series of informational videos for refugees and asylum-seekers in Malta. The videos explain the fundamental rights of all workers in Malta, and how the GWU can protect the rights of workers and...