UNHCR’s observations on Estonian law proposal on expulsion of refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s law proposal amending the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens. The aim of the proposal is to include the possibility to revoke refugee status and to allow an...
Journeys to Europe more diverse, but all high risk for refugees and migrants
Latest data on refugees and migrants entering and crossing Europe via the Mediterranean and Western Balkans routes.
Architects and asylum-seekers create a hub of inclusion in Norway
In Norway, a group of architects don’t take refugees’ preferences for granted – they ask.
Volunteers give refugees a taste of life in Lithuania
Aktyvus jaunimas (Active Youth), a youth group based in Vilnius, is trying to give newly arrived refugees a taste of their new home at the reception centre in Rukla, near Kaunas, Lithuania‘s second largest city.
Danish emergency funding to UNHCR assists 160,000 South Sudanese refugees in Sudan
Sudan is one of the largest emergencies in Africa today. Nearly 160,000 South Sudanese refugees have arrived in Sudan in the first half of 2017.
Danish emergency funding to UNHCR boost lifesaving support for 30,000 DRC refugees in Angola
In northern Angola, 300-500 refugees arrive on a daily basis fleeing violent attacks in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The conflict has so far displaced 1.3 million civilians, with over 30,000 Congolese arriving in desperate conditions to find refuge in neighbouring Angola.
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.
Taking the plunge: Swimming lessons help integration in Norway
Somali refugee Abdullahi Yusuf Jibril helps others to take the plunge.
Openness. Humanity. Security: World Refugee Day 2017 in Riga
World Refugee in Riga: stories, virtual excursions and delicious Middle Eastern food.
Saving lives and welcoming refugees, a responsibility of everyone
World Refugee Day is also a good time for everyone to contemplate what each of us can do to overcome indifference or fear and embrace the idea of inclusion, and welcome refugees into our own communities.
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.
War, violence, persecution push displacement to new unprecedented high
UNHCR’s new Global Trends report says that at the end of 2016 there were 65.6 million people forcibly displaced worldwide.