UNHCR observations on Sweden’s proposal to transpose the recast Asylum Procedures Directive
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposal to transpose the recast Asylum Procedures Directive in Sweden.
The observations are available on Refworld.
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UNHCR, Save the Children and the Swedish Red Cross host seminar on safe and legal pathways for refugees
24.03.2022UNHCR, Save the Children and the Swedish Red Cross co-organized a seminar on complementary pathways in Sweden with experts from the Swedish Migration Agency, civil society and academia.
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Nordic and Baltic funding provided warmth for Syrian refugees during freezing winter
17.03.2022Vital contributions from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden helped UNHCR ensure winter assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and other countries in the region.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees visited Sweden
11.03.2022UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited Stockholm on 9 March 2022.
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“Nothing about us without us”: UNHCR and partners share methods for creating inclusive societies
11.03.2022UNHCR and civil society organizations shared experiences on integration and inclusion of refugees during the online integration conference, Week of Neighbors.
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Sweden’s support provides a lifeline to people fleeing and displaced in Ukraine
08.03.2022More than 2 million people have now fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries. Inside Ukraine, UNHCR estimates that around 1.8 million people have been displaced to date. The humanitarian needs are enormous and rapidly increasing. UNHCR is strengthening the response, in Ukraine and in neighboring countries, and UNHCR staff is working […]
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Funding from Sweden ensures life-saving aid as violence surge in Ethiopia
14.02.2022Sweden’s unearmarked funding helps UNHCR to quickly respond to urgent shelter needs for refugees, who have been displaced by the continued fighting in Ethiopia.
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UNHCR and TEDxStockholm launch Refugee Speakers Programme
04.02.2022UNHCR and TEDxStockholm launch Refugee Speakers Programme to help amplify refugee voices and give nuance to the narrative of persons with refugee background.
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UNHCR receives clothing donation from H&M for people forced to flee
21.01.2022In close collaboration with fashion retailer H&M, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is delivering clothes to more than 250,000 displaced people in Iraq.
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Football club Malmö FF becomes first sports club in Sweden to pledge commitment to support integration of refugees through work and sport opportunities
13.12.2021Recognizing the power of sport in bringing people together, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Malmö FF today announce a partnership towards strengthening refugee integration and inclusion in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Malmö FF is pledging to increase employment opportunities for refugees by committing to employ 50 refugees in their Food & Beverage and Service Organization by 2023. In addition, Malmö FF – together with the City […]
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IKEA Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation invest in better data to boost protection and wellbeing of refugees
09.12.2021The World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement (JDC) today announced new partnerships—with IKEA Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation—to understand the challenges of the forcibly displaced and their hosts so that the private sector, governments, aid agencies, and others can help improve their lives. As part of their commitment to the partnership, IKEA […]