Portugal
Portugal
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Office contact details
Portugal is covered by the following UNHCR office:
Regional Representative for Southern Europe
Street and mailing address:
Via A. Caroncini, 19, 00197 Roma, Italy
Phone:
+39 06 8021 2323
Fax:
+39 06 8021 2324
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT +1
Working hours
- Monday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Tuesday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Wednesday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Thursday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Friday: 9:00 - 17:00
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: closed
Public holidays
- 2 January 2023, New Year
- 6 January 2023, Epiphany
- 7 April 2023, Good Friday
- 10 April 2023, Easter Monday
- 21 April 2023, Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May 2023, Labour Day
- 28 June 2023, Eid al-Adha
- 25 December 2023, Christmas
- 26 December 2023, Boxing Day
Regional Representative for Southern Europe
Street Address:
Via A. Caroncini, 19, 00197 Roma, Italy
Mailing Address:
Via A. Caroncini, 19, 00197 Roma, Italy
Telephone:
Facsimile:
39 06 8021 2324
Email:
Time Zone:
GMT + 1
Working Hours
Monday: 9:00 - 17:00
Tuesday: 9:00 - 17:00
Wednesday: 9:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 9:00 - 17:00
Friday: 9:00 - 17:00
Saturday: closed
Sunday: closed
Public Holidays:
03 January 2022, In lieu of New Year's day
06 January 2022, Epiphany
15 April 2022, Good Friday
18 April 2022, Easter Monday
02 May 2022, In lieu of Labour Day
03 May 2022, Eid al-Fitr
13 July 2022, Eid al-Adha
01 November 2022, All Saints' Day
26 December 2022, In lieu of Christmas
![A woman stands in front of a wall decorated with flowers.](/sites/default/files/RF1288375.jpg "Portugal. Sediqa Danish Nawrozi, a 29-year-old Afghan refugee, at her work place. Sediqa works as an intercultural mediator, helping fellow Afghans living in , a small city in rural eastern Portugal. Sediqa is part of a unique project called “Fundão Medeia,” which created by the city council to provide a much-needed link between newly arrived residents and local authorities. The team of intercultural mediators help new residents hailing from Brazil, African countries, South Asia, Afghanistan and beyond navigate their daily lives and access education and health care, as well as jobs. Sediqa had years of experience working in NGOs devoted to gender equality and human rights back home in Afghanistan before she was forced to flee after the Taliban takeover in 2021. She now works with fellow Afghans settling in the eastern Portuguese city of Fundão, as an intercultural mediator with "Fundão MEDEIA," an innovative integration project that receives financing from the European Union.")
