From emergency to long-term response: UNHCR co-organized Nordic seminar on temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine
UNHCR and Nordic Council of Ministers brought together public authorities, academia and civil society actors from across the Nordic region to discuss protection of refugees from Ukraine in the different countries.
A record-high number have received temporary protection – now the work on a longer-term response begins
Joint press release from UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries and Nordic Council of Ministers.
Observations from UNHCR on Icelandic law amendments
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to Iceland’s amendments to the Act on Foreigners. The amendments are introducing a number of modifications in the procedures for repeated applications for international protection, asylum processing and...
Strong and timely support to UNHCR has helped millions of displaced Ukrainians
The Nordic and Baltic countries responded fast in providing support, allowing UNHCR to provide both immediate and longer-term response to people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Refugees in Iceland pursue education with help from student volunteers
The initiative Student Refugees is providing support and guidance to refugees and asylum-seekers in Iceland to overcome barriers in the education system.
Two-year integration project kicks off across the Nordic and Baltic region
In May 2022, The Nordic Council of Ministers kicks off a comprehensive integration project in the Nordic and Baltic countries, supported by UNHCR.
Nordic funding provides lifesaving support to displaced Yemenis
Unearmarked funding from the Nordic countries helps UNHCR continue protecting and assisting Yemenis caught in one of the world’s largest but most underfunded crises.
Iraqi family finds refuge and new beginnings in Iceland
Refugees are helped to settle and rebuild their lives with a new hands-on integration approach in the Icelandic municipality of Reykjanesbær.
Two events on statelessness organized in Iceland
Together with the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration, UNHCR organized an open seminar, highlighting Iceland’s accession to the Statelessness Conventions and the progress of the #IBelong-campaign, as well as a technical workshop for legal practitioners.