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...
UNHCR calls for EU to ensure a new chapter for refugee protection
Ελληνικά As a new year begins, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on Portugal and Slovenia to harness their 2021 European Union (EU) Presidencies and negotiations on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and show leadership to better protect refugees in Europe and...
UNHCR’s Second Annual Integration Conference tackles the integration process in Cyprus and the impact of misconceptions about refugees
On 9 and 10 December 2020, the UNHCR Country Office in Cyprus held its second Annual Integration Conference in Nicosia on the topic of The Integration Process in Cyprus and the Impact of Misconceptions about Refugees. Following the success of UNHCR’s first Integration...






