World Children’s Day: For every child, every right
Ελληνικά World Children’s Day gives us the opportunity to reflect on the specific vulnerabilities of refugee children, who make up over half of the world’s refugee population. Many will spend their entire childhood away from home and sometimes separated from their...
UNHCR welcomes the UK Supreme Court judgement on transfer of asylum-seekers
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes today’s judgment by the United Kingdom’s (UK) Supreme Court which found that the proposed transfer of asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) would breach international...
UNHCR: Transfer arrangements of asylum seekers and refugees must respect international refugee law
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is not a party to or involved in the Italy-Albania agreement, which was announced on Monday. UNHCR was not informed about or consulted on the contents of the agreement or its details. We are currently seeking further information from the...
UNHCR reports progress on tackling statelessness
Important results have been achieved worldwide this year to help resolve the devastating impact of statelessness, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today as it marks the 9th anniversary of its decade-long #IBelong campaign. In 2023, the Kyrgyz Republic and the...
UNHCR: Forced displacement continues to grow as conflicts escalate
War and violence drove global displacement to an estimated 114 million by the end of September 2023.
The UN Refugee Agency Protection Chief concludes visit to Cyprus, calling for increased protection for refugees
Ελληνικά Nicosia, 20 October – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs, concluded a two-day visit to Cyprus today. This was her second visit to the island since 2021. In discussion with Government counterparts,...