Kyrgyz human rights lawyer wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
A lawyer whose work has supported the efforts of the Kyrgyz Republic in becoming the first country in the world to end statelessness has been selected as the 2019 winner of the UN Refugee Agency’s Nansen Refugee Award.
Statelessness in Norway: A Life Without Rights
UNHCR organized a Seminar on statelessness in Oslo, Norway, in partnership with NOAS and UNICEF and in the framework of the UNICEF-UNHCR Coalition on Every Child’s Right to a Nationality
Statistics on refugees and asylum-seekers in Northern Europe
The latest UNHCR Northern Europe Fact Sheets provide a statistical overview concerning asylum-seekers, refugees and stateless persons in the region.
UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM urge European states to boost education for refugee and migrant children
Key challenges include lack of school spaces, teachers not adequately trained, language barriers and limited access to psycho-social support.
Refugee education in crisis: More than half of the world’s school-age refugee children do not get an education
Of the 7.1 million refugee children of school age, 3.7 million – more than half – do not go to school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report released today.
World Refugee Day 2019 in Lithuania
Now a widely known tradition, World Refugee Day is marked every year on 20 June in Rukla Refugee Reception center, with the support of UNHCR.
10 Facts About Refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, provides you with 10 important facts on refugees – for a fact-based discussion.
Observations from UNHCR on Icelandic law proposal
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 the definition of a manifestly unfounded application and repeated applications...
Access to Legal Aid in Estonia
UNHCR together with partners in Estonia undertook a study to assess whether current law and practice regarding the provision of legal aid in Estonia are in line with regional and international standards.
The Refugee Food Festival captivated restaurant goers in Copenhagen
For the past four years, restaurants around the world have opened their kitchens to refugee chefs during the Refugee Food Festival, and this year, the festival reached the Danish capital.
Denmark supports Community-Based Protection for Refugees and Vulnerable Lebanese in Lebanon
The Government of Denmark has generously contributed USD 8.8 million to UNHCR Lebanon to support community-based protection during 2019 and 2020. The funding will strengthen Social Development Centres and Community Development Centers across Lebanon.
A message to the world’s refugees from UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi
Refugee chief says World Refugee Day is a moment to recognize the courage of the 70 million who have fled war, violence and persecution.