Appeal To The Government Of The Republic Of Serbia: Assistance In Food For The Most Vulnerable Urgently Needed
Nongovernmental organisation Praxis appeals on the Government of the Republic of Serbia to take urgent measures to enable the most deprived citizens access to soup kitchens, food packages and hygienic items in their local communities, though they are undocumented (do...
UNHCR: Staying and delivering for refugees amid COVID-19 crisis
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, detailed today a series of measures it is taking in its field operations to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and prevent further spread. “I am deeply concerned at this unprecedented pandemic and its impact on refugees...
The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response
OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR and WHO joint press release In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, we are all vulnerable. The virus has shown that it does not discriminate – but many refugees, those forcibly displaced, the stateless and migrants are at heightened risk....
UNHCR Serbia COVID-19
General The UN Refugee Agency and partners have been closely following developments and the guidance on COVID-19 issued by WHO and national authorities. The outbreak is a global challenge that should be addressed through international solidarity and cooperation. In...
Statement by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on the COVID-19 crisis
“With the world mobilizing to combat the spread of COVID-19, many countries are rightly adopting exceptional measures, limiting air travel and cross-border movements. And for many people around the world, everyday life has come to a standstill, or is being transformed...
UN in Serbia – Repeated and clear communication, and citizen action, are required to prevent further spread of COVID 19 virus in Serbia
WHO Director-General declared a COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. So far almost 125,000 cases from 118 countries and territories have been reported to WHO. So far, 125,000 cases from 118 countries and territories have been reported to WHO. The number of cases...
UN Refugee Agency steps up COVID-19 preparedness, prevention and response measures
The world’s response to the COVID-19 crisis must encompass and focus on all, including those forced to flee their homes. The elderly among the world’s forcibly displaced population are particularly vulnerable, warned today UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launching its...
More resettlement needed as only 4.5 per cent of global resettlement needs met in 2019
Out of 1.4 million refugees estimated to be in urgent need of resettlement worldwide, only 63,696 were resettled through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, last year. While the number of refugees resettled in 2019 increased modestly by 14 per cent when compared to the...
UNHCR and partners support implementation of Serbia’s pledges at the Global Refugee Forum
With the New York Declaration of September 2016, Member States of the United Nations committed to developing two distinct global compacts: the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. One year after 181 states signed...