As Hungary takes over Presidency of European Union, UNHCR calls for strengthened engagement to address forced displacement
BUDAPEST – As Hungary begins its six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, UNHCR’s Regional Director for Europe, Philippe Leclerc, concluded a two-day visit to Budapest. He exchanged with government officials from the Ministries of...
World Refugee Day Exhibition of Refugee Children’s Drawings: Our Imprints
This year on 20 June 2024, to mark World Refugee Day, the UNHCR Country Office in Cyprus, together with METAdrasi, hosted the opening of the exhibition, Our Imprints: Drawings by unaccompanied Syrian children in Cyprus, which was inaugurated by the Deputy Minister of...
UNHCR’s Grandi: Let’s make refugee inclusion the norm
Ελληνικά Today, on World Refugee Day, we honour the millions of people around the globe who are forced to flee violence and persecution. We celebrate their remarkable fortitude and capacity for renewal, despite the daunting challenges they face. The picture is rarely...
UNHCR-Ipsos survey shows enduring public support for refugees, alongside stark variations in attitudes
Joint UNHCR-Ipsos Press Release
UNHCR warns against apathy and inaction amid spike in forced displacement
Overall numbers rise to 120 million by May 2024; conflicts from Sudan to Gaza and Myanmar are creating new displacement and urgently require resolution.
UNHCR alarmed about the plight of those trying to access asylum in Cyprus
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned for the safety and well-being of some 31 asylum-seekers including seven children, who are trapped in the UN Buffer Zone (BZ). Five of them entered the Pournara reception centre to apply for asylum after...