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UNHCR’s seven key calls to European Parliament candidates

UNHCR’s seven key calls to European Parliament candidates

Ελληνικά Conflict, violence and persecution are forcing more and more people to flee their homes. Most of them stay in their own country or flee to neighbouring countries, not Europe. Even though fewer people now seek safety in Europe, too many are still tragically dying at sea in search of […]

Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie as Syria crisis enters its ninth year

Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie as Syria crisis enters its ninth year

Geneva, 14 March – Violence and destruction in Syria continue to inflict suffering on millions of Syrian people, warned the UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie today, marking the eighth anniversary of the Syrian conflict. Half of Syria’s population has been forcefully displaced since the start of the crisis in March […]