UNHCR PRESENTED SHORT FILM “WHAT THEY TOOK WITH THEM”
Besides Branka Katić, UNHCR’s High Profile Supporter, short film’s cast includes renown actors and actresses Jasna Đuričić, Mladen Sovilj, Nedim Nezirović, Jana Milosavljević, Miloš Petrović Trojpec, Aleksandar Vučković, Branimir Popović, as well as writer Vladimir...
UNHCR: Authorities of Italy and Serbia exchange experiences related to refugee protection
Staff of the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs and the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees and Migration visited their Italian colleagues last week. The mission was facilitated by UNHCR, the Italian Ministry of Foreign...
Refugees making Zvezdara Forest and Belgrade greener
With the support from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the US Embassy in Belgrade, refugees from Burundi and Iran, together with UN volunteers have planted white ash trees in Zvezdara Forest, contributing to making the city even more green, healthier and better for...
UNHCR urges governments to accelerate progress and resolve plight of world’s stateless
More action is needed to resolve the plight of millions around the world who are still without citizenship, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urged today as it marked seven years since the launch of its #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness. “Significant progress has...
From “We the Peoples” to “Our Common Agenda” – the Government of Serbia and UN Serbia mark 76 anniversary of the global organization
Strong appeal on more cooperation, green transformation and building upon lessons learned from recent crises including COVID19 On the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the United Nations, the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Team in Serbia...
Call for Expression of Interest
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Representation in Serbia invites Serbia-based national and international organizations (NGOs), Civil Society Organizations and Academia to express their interest in contributing to the implementation of the following project: Promote...
Serbian human rights lawyer is named regional UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award winner
Nikola Kovačević, an independent human rights lawyer, who has tirelessly supported asylum-seekers and refugees, especially addressing the issues of access to territory and asylum procedure, as well as the practice of collective expulsions (pushbacks), has been named...
European Qualifications Passport for Refugees to bring new opportunities to the refugee population in Serbia
The European Qualifications Passport for Refugees is a specially developed assessment scheme for refugees, even for those who cannot fully document their qualifications, providing an assessment of the higher education qualifications based on available documentation...
UNHCR calls on states to guarantee refugee children access to secondary education
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an international effort to guarantee secondary education for refugee children and youth, as levels of school and university enrolment remain critically low. The call comes as UNHCR launches its 2021 Education Report,...