UNHCR calls for inclusion of refugees in vaccination plans
As COVID-19 vaccines start getting rolled out around the world, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, calls for refugees, internally displaced, and stateless people to be included in national vaccination strategies. Given that at least 70 per cent of a population need to be...
UNHCR warns asylum under attack at Europe’s borders, urges end to pushbacks and violence against refugees
Alarmed at the increasing frequency of expulsions and pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers at Europe’s land and sea borders, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for states to investigate and halt these practices. “UNHCR has received a continuous stream of...
With refugee resettlement at a record low in 2020, UNHCR calls on States to offer places and save lives
Low quotas and the impact of COVID-19 resulted in only 22,770 resettled refugees in 2020.
UNHCR calls for EU to ensure a new chapter for refugee protection
UNHCR’s recommendations to the EU Presidencies in 2021.
Solidarity in action: One year on from the Global Refugee Forum
At the end of 2019, the energy and optimism of the first Global Refugee Forum created an atmosphere of anticipation for the years ahead. Expectations were high to mobilize action towards the objectives of the Global Compact on Refugees and the fulfilment of the 1,400...
UNHCR marks 70 years of protecting people forced to flee
The UN Refugee Agency turns 70 and uses anniversary to reflect and thank supporters in the Nordic and Baltic region.
UNHCR’s 70th anniversary is no cause for celebration
On 14 December, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will be 70 years old. For an organization that should have ceased to exist after three years, it is an uncomfortable birthday that we are not in the mood to celebrate. As a shattered world...
How climate change is multiplying risks for displacement
Global heating is compounding threats for people already living with conflict and insecurity, further driving displacement around the world.
UN General Assembly extends mandate for High Commissioner Grandi
The United Nations General Assembly today renewed the mandate of Filippo Grandi as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a further two-and-a-half-year-period.