UNHCR observations on Swedish law proposal on the granting of residence permits when there are practical impediments to enforce an expulsion order
UNHCR’s observations to the Swedish government’s Inquiry “Uppehållstillstånd på grund av praktiska verkställighetshinder och preskription”, SOU 2017:84. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the Swedish government’s law proposal on the...
Health, distraction and integration – the story of how Sayed ran a marathon
For asylum-seekers waiting to have their application processed, time can go by very slowly. One solution is to start running – far. Sayed from Afghanistan has become a regular sight as he runs along the town roads on Sweden’s High Coast – and now he has completed a marathon in solidarity with the world’s refugees.
Refugee Children Play Music for Integration
As a prelude to World Refugee Day in Sweden, UNHCR organized a pop-up philharmonic concert for passers-by in central Stockholm. The concert was performed by child refugees and asylum-seekers from El Sistema Sweden Dream Orchestra.
Observations on Swedish law proposal on age assessment in the asylum procedure
UNHCR’s observations to the Swedish government’s law proposal on age assessment earlier in the asylum procedure.
How do you say servo-valve in Swedish? Basel’s phrasebook helps refugee engineers
Conductivity, servo-valves and stator cores – even if you are fluent in a language you might not know these words. Basel Taleb, a refugee and electrical engineer built a tool to help himself – and other foreign engineers – to understand the Swedish energy sector.
Observations on Swedish law proposal on authority for the Police
UNHCR’s observations to the Swedish government’s law proposal on clearer authority for the Police when implementing decisions concerning expulsion.
Sweden’s unearmarked core support to UNHCR saves refugees’ lives
Sweden is one of UNHCR’s most important donors and the largest donor of unearmarked funds which UNHCR can use where the needs are the greatest. Sweden donates its unearmarked support as a core contribution at the beginning of each year and in 2016 Sweden has increased its unearmarked support to a record high SEK 815 million which has saved lives and created durable solutions for many people forced to flee.
Observations on Swedish law proposal on incorporating the Convention on the Rights of the Child
UNHCR observations on Swedish law proposal “The Convention on the Rights of the Child becomes Swedish law”.
UNHCR publishes study of unaccompanied Afghan children arriving in Sweden
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has carried out a study of the profile, experiences and reasons for flight of unaccompanied or separated children from Afghanistan seeking asylum in Sweden in 2015. The survey was conducted and supervised jointly by UNHCR Regional Bureau...