Refugees And MOI Staff Benefit From Unhcr Aid
Two family pavilions that can accommodate 530 refugees, a children’s corner, two consulting rooms for medical cases, and a laundry room were opened inside the tobacco factory of the Preševo Reception Centre on 16 February. Rehabilitation of the factory started...
With growing numbers of child deaths at sea, UN agencies call for enhancing safety for refugees and migrants
An average of two children have drowned every day since September 2015 as their families try to cross the eastern Mediterranean, and the number of child deaths is growing said IOM, UNHCR, and UNICEF. The agencies are calling for enhancing the safety of those escaping...
UNHCR concerned by violence at Greek border, calls for improved security
UNHCR is deeply concerned about the tension and violence at the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and calls on the authorities of both countries to manage the border in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection...
High Commissioner welcomes nomination of successor
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the announcement in New York of the nomination of Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as his successor. Mr. Grandi’s nomination was announced yesterday at United Nations headquarters by...
UNHCR is spending close to one billion dinar for refugees in Serbia in 2015
With new funds received and a new appeal for refugee aid during winter months launched, UNHCR Serbia is stepping up its procurement of aid in Serbia. By end October the UN refugee Agency had delivered humanitarian aid at the value of 2.4 million USD, which –...
UNHCR launches new funding appeal for refugees as winter weather hits Europe
With continuing high rates of refugee and migrant arrivals in Europe via the Mediterranean, UNHCR has today appealed to donors for US$96.15 million in additional support for the winter months for Greece and affected countries in the Balkans. Harsh weather conditions...
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Refugee emergency in Europe: UNHCR appeals for USD 128 million
This year, over half a million people, the majority of them refugees, have crossed the Mediterranean Sea in search of safety in Europe. European countries have been struggling to deal with this influx of refugees and migrants. To respond to this emergency, UNHCR...
UNHCR urges Europe to change course on refugee crisis
UNHCR reiterates its deep conviction that only a united European emergency response can address the present refugee and migration crisis. Individual measures by individual countries will not solve the problem but will make an already chaotic situation worse, further...