UNHCR urges support to address worsening gender-based violence impact on displaced women and girls
Ελληνικά The following statement is attributable to UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence. Today, given the prolonged human rights and socio-economic impact of...
UNHCR fixes homes to help Lebanese and refugees weather crisis
As Lebanon suffers a devastating economic collapse, UNCHR is helping struggling Lebanese and Syrian families to live in safety and dignity.
UNHCR report charts progress against Global Compact on Refugees
A new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, shows how far the international community has come since it called for the development of a new international framework to share responsibility for refugee situations – the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR)....
IOM, UNHCR provide emergency aid to asylum-seekers and migrants at the Belarus-Poland border, call to ensure well-being of people and prevent loss of life
BRUZGI, Belarus – On 11 November, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Belarus were granted access to a makeshift camp on the Belarusian side of the border near the international crossing point “Bruzgi” where a group of...
Job Opening: Senior Information Management Assistant (G5)
Job Title: Senior Information Management Assistant Job ID: 31443 Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Eligibility: This position is open to internal and external applicants. Salary Grade: G5 Closing Date for Applications: 24 November 2021 Eligible Applicants This position is...
UNHCR: Conflict, violence, climate change drove displacement higher in first half of 2021
Ελληνικά The trend in rising forced displacement continued into 2021 – with global numbers now exceeding 84 million – as more people fled violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, according to the Mid-Year Trends report released today by UNHCR, the UN...