Nordic Asylum Practice in relation to Religious Conversion: Insights from Denmark, Norway and Sweden
UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries and the University of Copenhagen are pleased to invite you to the launch of the report “Nordic Asylum Practice in relation to Religious Conversion: Insights from Denmark, Norway and Sweden”.
A Decade of Crisis: Alleviating human suffering in Syria with help from Norway
Norway’s contributions have helped UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to respond to the underfunded crisis in Syria, which entered its thirteenth year in March 2023.
No one at IKEA could miss World Refugee Day
A Refugee Housing Unit inside the store in Oslo, Norway raised awareness about forced displacement among both staff and customers at IKEA.
New UNHCR Representative to the Nordic and Baltic Countries
Ms. Annika Sandlund has taken up the position as UNHCR’s Representative per 1 June 2023.
Meet us at the Democracy Festivals
Again this year, UNHCR is participating in a number of democracy, political and opinion festivals across the region to engage in discussions on refugee issues, both domestically and globally. Check out below in which festivals we are present.
Norway to support environment and clean energy activities for Rohingya refugees with USD 6.5 million
Dhaka, 10 May 2023: Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad, State Secretary to the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, announced today her country’s contribution of NOK 70 million, equivalent to USD 6.5 million, for the energy and environment programme of the Rohingya...
The earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: A crisis within the crisis
Funding from Norway helps UNHCR respond to the humanitarian crisis, following the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.
One year on: Support from the Nordic and Baltic countries vital in helping displaced Ukrainians
Funding from the Nordic and Baltic countries has helped provide essential support to people displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Unearmarked funding makes a difference in the world’s worst humanitarian crises
Unearmarked support from Norway and Sweden helps UNHCR address crises that may be out of the spotlight but very much in need of support.