UNHCR: Authorities And Donors Visit Krnjaca
The Representative of the UN Refugee Agency, Assistant Commissioner for Refugees and Migration, Regional Refugee Coordinator of the USA, Programme Manager of the Catholic Relief Services as well as representatives of the Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation today opened two...
UNHCR to double funds for cash-based assistance to refugees by 2020
The UN refugee agency announced today its intention to double funds for cash-based assistance to refugees across the world by 2020 as a way to better assist and protect them. “The use of cash-based assistance has been a real game changer in the way we help refugees...
UN strengthens its support to Serbia for hosting refugees and migrants in winter
Marking UN Week, the UN Country Team and the Government of Serbia convened a special brief on the refugee and migration situation in Serbia. The Team of UN agencies reaffirmed its commitments to strongly promote and support additional humanitarian, developmental,...
The Government of the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations in Serbia mark the 71st anniversary of the UN in the spirit of joint commitment to the realization of UN Sustainable Development Goals
On the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the United Nations, Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Republic of Serbia, Ms. Irena Vojačkova-Sollorano, the UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia and Ms. Simona Miculescu, the...
UNHCR welcomes Security Council recommendation of former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres as Secretary General
UNHCR warmly welcomes the recommendation by the UN Security Council of its former High Commissioner, António Guterres, as the next United Nations Secretary General. “During his ten years at UNHCR, Mr. Guterres managed some of the biggest refugee crises of our times,”...
Greek heroes honoured at 2016 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, today honoured the heroic efforts of Greek volunteers during the 2015 refugee crisis by giving its Nansen Refugee Award to the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) and Efi Latsoudi of PIKPA village on the island of Lesvos.. The HRT and Efi Latsoudi...
International Solidarity in Action at Leaders’ Summit on Refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the significant new support committed today by governments to improve protection and solutions for refugees at today’s Leaders’ Summit on Refugees, convened by US President Barack Obama in New York. The 50 states and...
UNHCR welcomes ‘unprecedented force and resonance’ of New York Declaration
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed the historic adoption of the New York Declaration by 193 governments at today’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, during the first-ever UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants....
As 300,000 cross Mediterranean this year, UNHCR calls for admission pathways for refugees and speedy relocation out of Italy and Greece
The number of refugees and migrants reaching European shores this year passed the 300,000 mark today, UNHCR figures show. This is considerably lower than the 520,000 registered sea arrivals during the first nine months of 2015, but higher than the 216,054 arrivals...