UN Refugee Agency steps up support to Serbia
UNHCR Belgrade is scaling up its support to the Government in light of a surge of refugee arrivals at Serbia’s southern borders. Currently up to 2.000 refugees are crossing the border from FYROM every day, out of which roughly half register at the One-Stop...
UNHCR warns of growing humanitarian crisis in Greece and the Western Balkans amid soaring refugee arrivals
The number of refugees arriving in the Greek islands continues to soar, with an average of 1,000 daily arrivals. Since the beginning of the year, 77,100 people have arrived by sea to Greece (as of 3 July). Almost 60% of the arrivals by sea are refugees from Syria,...
UN Helps Refugees And Authorities In Presevo
Hans Friedrich Schodder, UNHCR Representative in Serbia today accompanied Aleksandar Vulin, the Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs and the Chairman of the Working Group for Resolving Problems of Mixed Migration Flows of the Government of Serbia...
UNHCR warns of dangerous new era in worldwide displacement as report shows almost 60 million people forced to flee their homes
A UNHCR report, released today, shows that worldwide displacement from wars, conflict, and persecution is at the highest levels we have recorded, and accelerating fast. UNHCR’s new annual Global Trends report shows a sharp escalation in the number of people...
Mental health of asylum-seekers in Serbia
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) presented today the Study on Psychological Characteristics of Asylum-Seekers in Serbia. The objectives of the research were to gain insight into the psychological wellbeing of the asylum-seekers in Serbia with a special focus on refugees from...
Forty Five New Housing Units In Belgrade For Vulnerable Refugee And IDP Families
Mayor of the City of Belgrade, Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Serbia, UNHCR Representative in Serbia and the Commissioner for Refugees and Migration of the Republic of Serbia Building inspected today the construction works for the new...
UNHCR presents “Assessment of the Needs of Internally Displaced Roma in Serbia”
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) presented today an “Assessment of the Needs of Internally Displaced Roma in Serbia“, which it had initiated in cooperation with the Joint IDP Profiling Service (JIPS) and the Commissioner for Refugees and Migration of the...
Signing Of Contract On Cooperation For Construction Of Six Prefabricated Housing Units
the Mayor of the City of Sombor, the Commissariat for Refugees and Migrations of the Republic of Serbia, and UN High Commissioner for Refugees signed today the Contract on Cooperation for construction of six prefabricated houses on the territory of the City of Sombor....
Risks growing for increasing numbers of refugees and migrants crossing the Western Balkans
UNHCR is concerned about increasing risks facing refugees and migrants in the Western Balkans with more people using this route for their journeys. Men, women and children are often walking for days, some exposed to violence and abuse, or accidents along train tracks....