News comment on the discussion at the Human Rights Parliamentary Committee on the situation at the Pournara Centre
UNHCR has been calling the attention of the competent authorities to the situation of unaccompanied children accommodated in the Pournara camp since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic. UNHCR welcomed the Ministry of Interior’s plan to create a safe zone for minors during the expansion works and replacement of tents […]
2020 World Refugee Day Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
Everyone Can Make a Difference, Every Action Counts
World Refugee Day 2020 // Everyone Can Make a Difference. Every Action Counts
We mark this World Refugee Day in the midst of dramatic social change. A pandemic has tested our strength and highlighted systematic inequalities. It has also connected us in new ways and renewed our motivation to act for equality. In the time of COVID, we celebrate...
1 per cent of humanity displaced: UNHCR Global Trends report
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today appealing to countries worldwide to do far more to find homes for millions of refugees and others displaced by conflict, persecution or events seriously disturbing public order. This is as a report released today showed that forced displacement is now affecting more […]
Alexia with Special Guests in a Virtual Concert on World Refugee Day 2020
Following last year’s successful concert on World Refugee Day, Alexia will hold a virtual concert on this year’s World Refugee Day, Saturday 20 June. In joining UNHCR’s campaign, titled “Everyone Can Make A Difference, Every Action Counts,” Alexia and her special guests will remind us that everyone, including refugees, can […]
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Senior Protection Assistant (CYP/2020/3) – Deadline Extended
Title: Senior Protection Assistant Type of contract: UNOPS LICA 5 Organizational Unit: Protection Unit Duty station: Nicosia, Cyprus Duration: Until 31/12/2020, Subject to subsequent extensions **Application deadline has been extended to 28/06/2020** Within the framework of UNHCR’s supervisory responsibility, the UNHCR country office in Cyprus seeks a Senior Protection Assistant […]