Afghan refugees reach Iran as violence escalates
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned by the rapid escalation of conflict in Afghanistan this week. Amid intensified clashes in Nimruz province in the country’s south-west, nearly 200 Afghan refugees have been forced to flee to the Islamic...
UNHCR warns of critical protection gaps for people on the move in the Sahel and East Africa
Today, on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns of life-threatening gaps in assistance to victims of trafficking and other vulnerable people in need of protection, along different routes within the Sahel and East Africa. It is...
Animation to mark 70 years of the Refugee Convention
The 1951 Refugee Convention turns 70 on 28 July, 2021. This animation marks this anniversary and celebrates the achievements of the convention over the decades....
High Commissioner’s Op-Ed – 70th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention
Ελληνικά The 1951 Refugee Convention, the bedrock of international protection for people forced to flee their homes, has saved countless lives. Today, on its 70th anniversary, its critics claim it is the outdated product of another era. But if it is not defended and...
The 1951 Refugee Convention: 70 years of life-saving protection
Ελληνικά Today marks the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a key international treaty establishing the rights of people forced to flee. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says that recommitting to its spirit and fundamental principles is more urgent today...
UNHCR urges states to protect refugees’ rights, not to instrumentalize their plight
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly concerned by the instrumentalization of refugees and migrants by states apparently to achieve political ends. People are not, and should never be, pawns in geopolitical games. When states encourage population...