Lack of birth certificates leaves Roma children in Europe at risk of statelessness and without healthcare or education
A life without birth certificates and a nationality has a profound impact on thousands of Roma living in Europe, including children. At a meeting in the European Parliament a cross-party group of parliamentarians will call on Member States and the European Commission...
New UNHCR report details changes in refugee and migrant risky journeys to Europe
A new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, shows changes in the routes used by refugees and migrants to reach Europe during the third quarter of 2017. “Over the past months, the sea route to Greece has gained more traction, sea arrivals to Italy have...
UNHCR report exposes the discrimination pervading the life of stateless minorities worldwide
A new UNHCR report warns that discrimination, exclusion and persecution are stark realities for many of the world’s stateless minorities, and calls for immediate action to secure equal nationality rights for all. More than 75% of the world’s known stateless...
The UN Family in Serbia and the Government of the Republic of Serbia mark the 72nd Anniversary of the global organization
EMPOWERING SERBIA THROUGH THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS The support to the economic, social and political development of Serbia, which the United Nations Team in Serbia provides, is based on the fundamental values of this global organization. In the coming years,...
Central Mediterranean situation: UNHCR calls for an additional 40,000 resettlement places
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called today for an additional 40,000 resettlement places to be made available for refugees located in 15 priority countries*along the Central Mediterranean route. “These 40,000 resettlement places, which will complement already existing...
UNHCR report highlights education crisis for refugee children
More than 3.5 million refugee children aged 5 to 17 did not have the chance to attend school in the last academic year, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report released today. These include some 1.5 million refugee children missing out on primary school, the...
News comment from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on the judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU on the relocation scheme*
“Today’s decision by the Court of Justice of the EU on the relocation scheme sends a very strong signal on the importance of solidarity and responsibility sharing among EU Member States. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has been continuously advocating for a prompt...
As Europe refugee and migrant arrivals fall, reports of abuses, deaths persist
A newly compiled report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, shows a decline in the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe in the first half of 2017. However, without legal means available to them many are still resorting to being transported by ruthless...
UNHCR: Standing with Refugees
Today, as we mark World Refugee Day, we are concerned that the number of forcibly displaced persons around the globe has risen to an unprecedented 65.6 million. The number of refugees amongst them has grown by a shocking 1.2 million to 22.5 million. “On World Refugee...