UNHCR appeals for resettlement places as record forced displacement and protection needs outstrip solutions
Over 1.4 million refugees currently residing in 62 host countries will be in need of resettlement next year according to latest estimates released by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, at an annual resettlement forum today. “With one per cent of humanity now displaced and the overwhelming majority hosted in developing regions facing their own challenges, […]
News comment on follow-up actions regarding the protection of unaccompanied children at Pournara (ENG & ΕΛΛ)
UNHCR, within its monitoring role, reports and refers all protection incidents and allegations that come to its attention to the competent authorities for their appropriate action. Following UNHCR’s internal protocol protecting the potential victims, a consent of the victim – or in the case of children, their parents or guardians […]
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 […]





