Refugee Outreach Volunteer (ROV) Program 2021: Call for Applications
Who can apply: Refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection No. of volunteer positions: Six (6) Duration: 23 February-31 December 2021 Work Hours: up to 60 hours monthly Location: Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol, Pafos, Famagusta To apply, please complete...
With refugee resettlement at a record low in 2020, UNHCR calls on States to offer places and save lives
Despite an estimated 1.44 million refugees in urgent need of resettlement globally, only 22,770 were resettled through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, last year. This is according to annual statistics released by the agency today. These are the lowest refugee...
Statement from the High Commissioner on the Biden inauguration
I warmly congratulate U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on taking office following their inauguration in Washington, DC today. Long a strong advocate for refugees, Mr. Biden has made important commitments to restoring the U.S. refugee...
IOM, UNHCR: Shipwreck off Libya claims over 40 Lives
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency are deeply saddened by a tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast yesterday (19 January), the first of 2021 in the Central Mediterranean, which claimed the lives of at least 43 people....
Q&A: ‘Including refugees in the vaccine rollout is key to ending the pandemic’
Mike Woodman of UNHCR’s Public Health Section explains how the organization is working to ensure millions of forcibly displaced people worldwide are protected from the COVID-19 virus.
Refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Jordan
Ελληνικά Jordan has become one of the world’s first countries to start COVID-19 vaccinations for refugees, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports today. Raia Alkabasi, an Iraqi refugee living in the northern city of Irbid, was the first UNHCR-registered refugee in the...