A Day in the Life of Yalda and Hameed in Lithuania
Meet Yalda and Hameed, students and Afghan refugees now living in Lithuania, as they guide us through a day at LCC University.
A Day in the Life of Shorok in Estonia
Meet 19-year-old Shorok, a Syrian refugee now living in Estonia, as she shows us around her new hometown.
Critical gaps in refugee education: two thirds of refugee youth might never get to secondary school
UNHCR’s education report highlights the stories of young refugees around the world as they try to keep learning in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 1961 Statelessness Convention: 60 years of promoting and protecting the right to a nationality
Ensuring the right to a nationality and eradicating statelessness is achievable and more pressing than ever, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, stressed today, as the international community marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the 1961 UN Convention on the...
UNHCR receives largest private sector contribution for Afghanistan crisis in 2021
The LEGO Foundation and KIRKBI, the owners of the LEGO Group, contribute 30 million DKK US$4.7 million) to support UNHCR’s emergency response in Afghanistan.
Resettlement to Sweden provides lifeline for Syrian family
After fleeing conflict and struggling to get by in Lebanon, move to Sweden offers family of five the chance to resume their careers and education.
10 Facts About Refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, provides you with 10 important facts on refugees – for a fact-based discussion.
UNHCR warns Afghanistan’s conflict taking the heaviest toll on displaced women and children
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in DRC receive Norwegian support
With support from Norway, UNHCR provides vocational training and psychosocial support to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Observations from UNHCR on Lithuanian law amendments
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to Lithuania’s amendments to the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Legal Status of Aliens. The law amendments were adopted by Lithuania’s Parliament on 13 July 2021 in a fast-track procedure....
The 1951 Refugee Convention: 70 years of life-saving protection
Today marks 70 years since the 1951 Refugee Convention was signed.
UNHCR urges states to protect refugees’ rights, not to instrumentalize their plight
UNHCR is concerned by the instrumentalization of refugees and migrants by states apparently to achieve political ends.