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UNHCR’s 70th anniversary is no cause for celebration

UNHCR’s 70th anniversary is no cause for celebration

Ελληνικά On 14 December, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will be 70 years old. For an organization that should have ceased to exist after three years, it is an uncomfortable birthday that we are not in the mood to celebrate. As a...

UNHCR warns 2020 risks lowest resettlement levels in recent history

UNHCR warns 2020 risks lowest resettlement levels in recent history

2020 will be a record low for refugee resettlement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns today. “We are dealing with a disappointingly low resettlement ceiling to begin with – a quota of less than 50,000 for the entire year – and this was further impacted...