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...
UNHCR and IOM Call for immediate de-escalation at the Belarus-Poland border
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are alarmed by the latest reports from the Belarus-Poland border and call on States to ensure that the safety and human rights of migrants and refugees are upheld. On 8...
Climate change is an emergency for everyone, everywhere
A devastating convergence of conflict and climate change is driving displacement and making life even more precarious for those forced to flee.
UNHCR: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced people
Ελληνικά There is now a clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today, imploring leaders to change words to action and step up support for people forced to flee, and their hosts, to avert and mitigate...