UNHCR and UNICEF urge action in Europe to end childhood statelessness
More than half a million people in Europe are estimated to be stateless – they have limited access to basic rights and services such as education and healthcare and can face life-long discrimination.
Six people died each day attempting to cross Mediterranean in 2018, UNHCR report shows
“Saving lives at sea is not a choice, nor a matter of politics, but an age-old obligation” – Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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.
Ten questions and answers about the Global Compact on Refugees
The global compact on refugees seeks to ensure that refugees and the people hosting them receive the support they need.
Four years into its #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness, UNHCR calls for more resolute action by states
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi calls on politicians, governments and legislators to take and support decisive action to eliminate statelessness globally by 2024.
Mediterranean crossings deadlier than ever, new UNHCR report shows
UNHCR’s new Desperate Journeys report shows that more than 1,600 people have died or gone missing while attempting to reach Europe so far this year.
Millions of refugee children going without schooling, UNHCR report shows
Only 61 per cent of refugee children attend primary school, compared to 92 per cent of children globally.
Forced displacement above 68m in 2017, new global deal on refugees critical
Wars, other violence and persecution drove worldwide forced displacement to a new high in 2017 for the fifth year in a row.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Grandi urges fair and coherent approach to European asylum policies
“The solution lies in countries working together. That means working together to provide safety to those who need it – through fair and coherent arrangements in line with the international framework that Europeans helped build.”