UNHCR welcomes Thai Cabinet approval of national screening mechanism
This follows the Cabinet’s January 2017 approval of a proposal to finalise and implement such a mechanism.
First Global Refugee Forum, 17 and 18 December 2019, Palais des Nations, Geneva
The two-day global conference is the first gathering at the Ministerial level to follow up on the practical implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees, affirmed at the UN in New York in December 2018.
UNHCR welcomes Thailand’s efforts to reduce statelessness among children
More than 60,000 stateless students in Thailand could benefit from the recent revision of a government guideline.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees warns of risks to the fight against statelessness
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned today that recent advances in the battle to end statelessness.
UNHCR and LIFEiS Group organize “LIFEiS BEAUTiFUL – No boundaries for sharing”
UNHCR and LIFEiS Group organize “LIFEiS BEAUTiFUL – No boundaries for sharing” lifestyle event to raise funds to support the response to the current global refugee crisis The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million globally...
Refugee education in crisis: More than half of the world’s school-age refugee children do not get an education
Of the 7.1 million refugee children of school age, 3.7 million – more than half – do not go to school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report released today.
UNHCR and Phramedhivajirodom organize “Art for Refugees Exhibition 2” to raise funds for refugee shelters
UNHCR and Phramedhivajirodom organize “Art for Refugees Exhibition 2” to raise funds for refugee shelters UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Phramedhivajirodom, UNHCR Patron for Peace and Compassion and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA BANGKOK) are organizing “Art for...
Kyrgyzstan ends statelessness in historic first
In a breakthrough in the global fight against statelessness, the Kyrgyz Republic has today become a leading example of how statelessness can be eradicated by bringing the number of stateless people in the country from over 13,000 to zero in just five years. In a...
Asia governments commit to take further action to tackle statelessness at regional meeting in Bangkok
The commitments were made during a two-day meeting in Bangkok, hosted by UNHCR and supported by Royal Thai Government.